Giacomo Borgogno e Figli
Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Fossati Magnum 2013
Other years:
2016| Denomination | Barolo DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,50 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | 4 years in Slavonian oak casks (4500L) with a further refining in bottle for 6 mounths. |
| Other years | 2016 |
Description
Born in our youngest vineyard, one that from 2008 gives floral and fruity aromas in Barolo Borgogno: Fossati, in the municipality of Barolo. grows for at least four years in the smaller casks (so to speak!) that are able to enhance the typical grapes from Nebbiolo. It means an elegant wine, fragrant, balanced, soft and round, which suggests it might be different our earth.
Awards
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2013
93/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2013
90/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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2013
95/100
Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
Over 25 years
Decanting time:
2 hours
- Start up year: 1761
- Oenologist: Simone Borsari
- Bottles produced: 250.000
- Hectares: 40
The winery has some interesting records: in 1861, Barolo Borgogno sealed the pact for the birth of Italian unity, and in 1908, it was served to the Tsar of all Russia during a visit to Racconigi.
The turning point came in 1920, when Cesare Borgogno began exporting abroad. However his greatest insight came when he decided to "forget" half of the production of Barolo Riserva in order to sell it 20 years later, realising the great versatility and power of Nebbiolo.
Borgogno is synonymous with slowness: the winery chooses to take its time understanding things and doing them correctly. The vineyards are cared for and attended to with only organic products.
This has resulted in the winery to gain their first Biological harvest.
The decision to plant forest on eight of their 39 hectars is to protect the biodiversity of the Langa fauna from being decimated by the cultivation of vineyards.
Borgogno has a sense of history, tradition, and roots that blend with the innovation of the changing times. Read more
| Name | Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Fossati Magnum 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Barolo DOCG |
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Size | 1,50 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Giacomo Borgogno e Figli |
| Origin | Barolo (CN) |
| Climate | Altitude: 290-500 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-East. |
| Soil composition | Calcareous and clayey marl, slightly sandy. |
| Cultivation system | Archetto variation of Guyot system. |
| Plants per hectare | 4000 |
| Harvest | End of September/beginning of October. |
| Fermentation | About 12 days. |
| Wine making | Spontaneous fermentation carried out by indigenous yeasts for about 12 days in concrete tanks, controlled temperature (22 – 25 °C initially, 29-30 °C at the end ), followed by submerged cup maceration for 40 days, stable temperature 29 °C. After the racking off, the malolactic fermentation starts, and it lasts about 15 days at 22 °C. |
| Aging | 4 years in Slavonian oak casks (4500L) with a further refining in bottle for 6 mounths. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
