Type: Rosso Country: Italia Region: Piemonte Denomination: Barolo DOCG Grapes: Nebbiolo 100% Aging: 30 months in large barrel Small stains on the label Alcohol content: 14% Service temperature: 18/20 °C Pairing: Formaggi stagionati, Selvaggina, Stewed meat For some years now, Vietti’s Barolo Rocche di Castiglione has been an award-winning constant in the beautiful winemaking universe that unfolds in the complex Barolo area, where zoning sublimates the layered work of generations of winemakers who, over the years, have reached heights of elegance and complexity now recognized and appreciated globally. The Vietti family’s handed-down winemaking tradition has stood the test of time and generational transitions, gaining more and more luster and importance in the Langhe landscape, nationally and even internationally. Today a reference for production from the Barolo territory, Rocche di Castiglione best supports the growth of this winery and its evolution over time, now a princely reality in the Langhe for enthusiasts and collectors, as well as investors. Produced with carefully selected grapes from the Rocche cru in the commune of Castiglione Falletto, from vineyards with an average age of 68 years grafted to guyot on steep soils composed of yellow-bluish marl with a density of 4600 vines/hectare, Barolo Rocche di Castiglione ferments in steel tanks in contact with the skins for up to 4 weeks using the submerged cap method with frequent pumping over, then undergoes a slow malolactic in large barrels and is aged for thirty months before bottling. The result in the bottle is excellent, confirming the skillful work done in the vineyard and in the cellar by Vietti: Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is an imposing wine in its elegance, with a broad olfactory bouquet that ranges from ripe dark red fruit to rose petal to tangerine, with additional herbaceous notes reminiscent of chamomile and tertiary notes of coffee and menthol. In the mouth it shows an extreme freshness together with a certainly important tannin that time will soften, anticipating an explosive finish that combines a very long persistence with an extraordinary floral aftertaste. Vietti’s Barolo Rocche di Castiglione has been defined precisely as an “imposing wine” that enhances the characteristics of this very famous cru to the fullest, proving Vietti’s extraordinary work in the 2017 vintage to deliver yet another masterpiece in the bottle.