Crissante Alessandria Barolo Comune Di La Morra 2020
Crissante Alessandria Barolo Comune Di La Morra 2020
91 points Vinous
The 2020 Barolo del Comune di La Morra is bright and nicely focused, with tons of La Morra class. Freshly cut flowers, sweet red berry fruit, cinnamon and a touch of orange peel all grace this translucent, super-expressive Barolo from Alessandria. There's just a bit of dryness on the finish, but that is a relatively small critique. This is such a classy wine.
Grape: Nebbiolo 100%
Production area: ROGGERI 60% - SAN BIAGIO 20% - BETTOLOTTI 20%
Vineyards age: from 2016 to 1957
Alcool cont.: 14,50%
Soil: ROGGERI clay with limestone, SAN BIAGIO light clay and sand, BETTOLOTTI light clay and sand
Vineyards surface area: about 2,9 ha.
Altitude: 220-280 m. slm
Exposure: ROGGERI south-east; SAN BIAGIO south; BETTOLOTTI east
Harvest: done manually the first week of October.
Vinification: about 4 weeks of maceration in stainless tank at 26-28 degree temperature control, pumping over twice a day for the entire duration of fermentation.
Malolactic fermentation: immediately after alcoholic fermentation in steel containers in an environment heated to 20°C.
Fining: big barrels from slavonian oak for 18/24 months.
Bottling: normally bottled in July of the third year. Refinement for another 9 months in the bottle in the darkness of the underground cellar.