Company Name:MICHELE CHIARLO

Vintage2003 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionItaly, Piemonte

Type of VineNebbiolo

AppellationBarbaresco

ClassificationD.O.C.G. 

Alcohol Percentage13.8 %

Rating(s)

Wine Spectator:
(0-100)89

Wine & Spirits:
(1-100)88

Wine Advocate / Robert Parker:
(1-100)87

General

Tasting Notes:Characteristics: ethereal bouquet, complex and delicate, elegant with hints of green pepper, bitter almonds, spices. Taste: ample, elegant, aristocratic. Life cycle: reaches its peak after three years and evolves excellently for up to 10-12 year. Serving temperature: 18-19° C. Accompaniments: a great wine for roasts and game.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% nebbiolo

Soil:greyish calcareous marl, basic pH, poor in organic substances and rich in minerals. Vine training method: Guyot Area of provenance: Communes of Treiso, Barbaresco and Neive, Piemonte, Italy. Rootstocks per hectare: 4500 Yield per rootstock: 1.5 kg.

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:temperated climate

Date of Harvest:3-4 October 2003

Type of Harvest:manual

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:fermentation 12 months in contact with the skins.

Temperature:28 - 30 Celsius degrees

Length:12 months

Malolactic:yes

Barrel

Type of Wood:oak

Aging Time:12 months in 50l oak barrels, 12 months in bottle

Bottle

Aging Potential:reaches its peak after three years and evolves exc

Bottle Type:borgognotta

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3,50

Extract:30,5

Color Intensity:garnet with tawny highlights

Total Acidity:6,0