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Cavallotto Barbera d'Alba "Vigna Cuculo" Italy 2016

Cavallotto Barbera d'Alba "Vigna Cuculo" Italy 2016

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(Wine Advocate Score 89) I tasted the 2015 and 2016 vintages of this wine back to back and was able to compare and contrast the two. Of the two, the 2016 Barbera d'Alba Superiore Vigna del Cuculo was more shut down. Alfio Cavallotto tells me that this wine is normally shy in winter months but opens up considerably after the summer season. Still, this vintage does not have that sheer inner exuberance you get with the warmer 2015 edition. The estate is reducing oak use here. The 2015 vintage saw 24 months in barrel, whereas the 2016 vintage was aged in wood for 18 months. This wine offers dark fruit, tar and fresh tobacco with a rigid and linear approach.

 
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Barbera d’Alba parcel “Vigna Cuculo,” inside Bricco Boschis (Barbera 100%).

Vinification: fermented with indigenous yeasts, macerated with submerged cap for 10-15 days.

Ageing: Traditional in Slavonian Oak Casks for 15-18 months.

Bottle Ageing: 6 months before release into the market.

Organoleptic Characteristics: Excellent structure with typical atoms and flavors of Barbera grown in the Barolo zone: red fruits, red flowers, open and intense. excellent aging potential.

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