Francesco Rinaldi Barolo Brunate 2017

Barolo Brunate is a DOCG wine produced by the Rinaldi family, whose winemaking tradition spans two centuries. The vine used to produce this prized and renowned wine is Nebbiolo, a native Piedmont grape and vinified as a single varietal. It is grown in the municipalities of Barolo and La Morra, where the southeast-facing, typically clayey soil gives the wine its organoleptic characteristics. The Nebbiolo grape, whose berries are small, densely packed, and dark blue in color, undergoes a very slow ripening process, so much so that the harvest is done manually during the second/third ten days of October, a period characterized by heavy fog, which seems to be the origin of the grape variety's name. The vinification process is slow and meticulous, beginning with the manual harvesting of the grapes in small baskets, followed by destemming, during which the grapes are separated from the stalks, and subsequent crushing. The alcoholic fermentation is carried out in temperature-controlled concrete or stainless steel tanks, with mechanical pumping over and punch-down systems. During this maceration period, which lasts 20 to 30 days, the temperature of the must must not exceed 35°C. The alcoholic fermentation then proceeds to the malolactic process in medium/large Slavonian oak barrels, for a period of at least 3 years. The refinement process continues for a long time, even after bottling, giving life to a refined and very high quality wine.