Flavio Roddolo - Barbera d'Alba Superiore Bricco Appiani 2012

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Producer	Flavio Roddolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Subregion	Alba
Varietal	Barbera
Vintage	2012
Sku	12015070
Size	750ml

 

• Appellation: Barbera d’Alba DOC
• Varietal: Barbera
• Winemaking: 10 to 60 years old vines. Harvested during the first week of October.
• 15 days fermentation in stainless steel, 14 months in oak barrels of various size, no new oak.
• Unfiltered, unclarified
• Cases produced: 334 (very limited!)

Flavio Roddolo is one of the last remaining truly genuine wine-growers in Piedmont. The 1,667 cases he produces annually in the Bricco Appiani hill outside of Monforte are the work of an artisan deeply attached to his land, who knows and respects each one of his vines. The 6 hectares of vineyards have not been chemically treated for 40 years. Roddolo uses only indigenous yeasts, does not clarify nor filters. The vines, planted on calcareous/clay soil, are 15 to 70 years old. His wines are a reflection of the Monforte terroir and of the man who makes them: they are introverted, brooding and intense, but with patience they reveal a rich, unique and rewarding personality.