Barolo Docg Sottocastello di Novello

AREA OF PRODUCTION: the vineyard falls in the municipality of Novello in the valuable area called "Sottocastello di Novello", facing south, south-east at an average altitude of 400 meters above sea level with calcareous soil of medium texture deep enough well drained with a density of 4,500 plants / Ha raised with counter-back with pruning system "guyot".

YEAR OF PLANTING: 1999 and 2002

VINIFICATION: in red with hat emerged with daily pumping over; maceration is prolonged for several days after alcoholic fermentation by soaking the grape marc cap (hat splint) in order to increase extraction and stabilize the extracted colour. Once racking has been completed and some racking has been carried out, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in steel and then continues to age in oak containers by the end of the year, in which it remains for two years, before moving on to the bottle in which it rests one year before being put on the market.

SENSORY ANALYSIS: intense and brilliant ruby red colour with slight orange reflections, clean, ample bouquet with hints of violet, vanilla, cinnamon, sweet tobacco and liquorice; full, very structured, soft, slightly dry taste with a persistent, pleasant and spicy finish.
This wine for its structure and polyphenolic richness shows an exceptional longevity, giving organoleptic emotions always growing.

The Le Ginestre Winery is a family-run winery located in the municipality of Grinzane Cavour, nestled in the Hills of the Langhe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Piedmont. This historic winery offers a unique Langhe wine tasting experience right in the heart of the winemaking tradition.

The small hamlet of Ginestre was already marked on cadastral maps as far back as the 1700s and has always been inhabited by winemakers, who have passed on their passion for working in the vineyards with the skills that are still theirs today. Some of them, who worked on the property of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, architect of the Unification of Italy, were the ancestors of the Audasso family. Currently, in the Stanza delle Maschere (Room of the Masks) of the Castle of Grinzane Cavour, not far from the winery, it is possible to see the cadastral map from 1783 where the "Broom Region," as it was called then, is clearly visible.

Today, siblings Gian Luca and Barbara Audasso are proud to continue the family tradition, offering an authentic and historically rich Langhe wine tasting experience. In the winery, wines are processed as little as possible, preserving varietal characteristics to the fullest. Submerged cap winemaking, formerly used in the past, provides the best extraction of the coloring and aromatic substances contained in the skins, favoring flavorful and long-lived Barolos.

Book your Langhe wine tasting now at the historic Cantina Le Ginestre and enjoy an unforgettable experience.