Barolo/Barbaresco Flashcards

1
Q

In what year did Gaja start labeling wines under Barolo/Barbaresco?

A

2013

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2
Q

G Conterno produces Barolo from which 3 MGA

A

Francia, Ceretta, Arione (all in Seralunga)

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3
Q

1st producer of Barolo to list a single vineyard

A

Marcarini. 1958 Brunate

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4
Q

In what commune is Villero?

A

Castiglione Falletto

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5
Q

Which 3 communes of Barolo are entirely within DOCG boundaries?

A

Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba

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6
Q

Name 3 minor communes of Barolo

A

Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Novello, Diano d’Alba, Cherasco, Roddi

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7
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What is the name of the two tributaries of the Tanaro river that split Barolo

A

Talloria di Castiglione, Talloria dell Annuniziata

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8
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Permitted vineyard elevation to quality as Barolo DOCG

A

170-540 meters

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9
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what year did Barbaresco and Barolo recognize MGA

A

Barbaresco 2007

Barolo 2010

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10
Q

1st vintage of Gaja’s Sori Tilden

A

1970

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11
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1st vintage of Produttori del Barbaresco Rabaja

A

1967 - 1st year they produced single vineyard wines

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12
Q

Santo Stefano (Barbaresco) is a monopole of?

A

Castello di Nieve

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13
Q

Santo Stefano is within which MGA?

A

Albessini

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14
Q

Producer that historically elevated Cannubi Boschis?

A

Luciano Sandrone. Releases wine as Aleste as of 2013

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15
Q

Which cru, next to Falletto is made mostly by Pio Cesare

A

Ornato in Serralunga d’Alba

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16
Q

Name 3 Produttori del Barbaresco cru wines made

A

Rabaja, Asili, Ovello, Montestafano, Montefico

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17
Q

Name 5 MGA of Castiglione Falletto

A

Bricco Rocche, Villero, Monprivato, Fiasco, Pira, Rivera

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18
Q

Name a producer of Villero. Where is Villero

A

Vietti, G Mascarello, Brovia, Oddero

In Castiglione Falletto

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19
Q

Primary producer of Monprivato. Where is Monprivato

A

G Mascarello

In Castiglione FAlletto

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20
Q

Name a producer of Rivera. Where is Rivera?

A

Elvio Congo

In Novello

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21
Q

Is Elio Altare considered a traditionalist or modernist?

A

Modernist pioneer

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22
Q

Brunate is shared between which communes?

A

Barolo and La Morra. Primarily in La Morra

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23
Q

Top wine of Aldo Conterno, how long does it age before release

A

Gran Bussia. Ages 9+ years

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24
Q

Bussia is shared between which communes

A

Barolo and Monforte d’Alba

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25
Q

Name a producer of Bussia (shared b/w Barolo and Monforte d’Alba)

A

Prunotto and Aldo Conterno (top dawg)

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26
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Aldo Conterno monopole within Bussia

A

Bussia Colonnello

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27
Q

Largest cru of Serralunga d’Alba

A

Fontanafredda

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28
Q

Who owns the Falletto cru? Where is it?

A

Bruno Giacosa

Serralunga d’Alba

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29
Q

Name a producer of Barolo Margheria

A

Massonlio, Luigi Pira

30
Q

Noteworthy producers in Serralunga

A

Fontanafredda, Cappellano, Massolino

31
Q

Southernmost cru of Serralunga. Who is it a monopole of?

A

Arione. Monopole of Giacomo Conterno since 2015

32
Q

Northernmost cru of Serralunga?

A

Fontanafredda

33
Q

Who owns the Francia vineyard? Where is it?

A

Giacomo Conterno, 1st vintage in 1978

Serralunga d’Alba

34
Q

Who produces “Monfortino”

A

Giacomo Conterno. 1st vintage 1920

35
Q

Most common soil found in Castiglione Falletto

A

Helvetian sandstone

36
Q

Which commune borders Castiglione Falletto to the east

A

Serralunga d’Alba

37
Q

Notable producers within Castiglione Falletto

A

Vietti, Scavino, Brovia

38
Q

Which cru is shared between Castiglione and Monforte d ‘alba

A

Bussia

39
Q

Name a few MGA of Castiglione Falletto

A

Monprivato, Bricco Boschis, Fiasco, Villero, Bricco Rocche

40
Q

Who owns Bricco Rocche (Castiglione Falletto)

A

Ceretto

41
Q

Who owns the majority of Fiasco (Castiglione Falletto)

A

Scavino

42
Q

What province is Barolo in

A

Cuneo

43
Q

Aging req for Barolo? Riserva

A
36 mo (18 in wood)
62 mo (18 in wood)
44
Q

Which sub zones of Barolo are known for tortonian soils

A

Barolo and La Morra

45
Q

Best Barolo vintages of 60s

A

1961, 1964

46
Q

Best Barolo vintages of 70s

A

1971, 1974, 1978

47
Q

Best Barolo vintages of 80s

A

1982, 1985, 1989

48
Q

Best Barolo vintages of 90s

A

1999

49
Q

Best Barolo vintages of 00s

A

2001, 2008

50
Q

Best Barolo vintages of 2010s

A

2010, 2013

51
Q

Primary river that flows through Barolo

A

Tanaro

52
Q

What MGA may be labeled as Cannubi

A

Cannubi Boschis, Cannubi Muscatel, Cannubi San Lorenzo, Cannubi Valletta

53
Q

Which MGA are shared between Barolo and La Morra

A

Brunate, Cerequio, Fossati

54
Q

In which commune will you find Rocche dell’Annunziata?

A

La Morra

55
Q

Which cru contains the vineyards of Gatineau and La Rosa

A

Fontanafredda

56
Q

Top Treiso MGA

A

Pajore, Marcarini, Bricco di Treiso

57
Q

Gaja single vineyard wines from Barbaresco

A

San Lorenzo, Costa Russi, Sori Tilden

58
Q

Martinenga MGA is a monopole of who? Where is it?

A

Marchesy di Gresy. Barbaresco

59
Q

2 famous vineyards within Roncagliette MGA

A

Sori Tilden, Costa Russi

60
Q

Top Nieve MGA (g,c,s,b)

A

Gallina, Curra, Serraboella, Basarin

61
Q

Perno and Bussia are in what commune

A

Monforte d’Alba

62
Q

Name a few Cannubi producers

A

Michele Chiarlo, Luigi Einaudi, Damilano, Palo Scavino, Ceretto

63
Q

Top Barbaresco (commune) MGA

A

Asili, Martinenga, Ovello, Roncagliette, Secondine

64
Q

Does Nebbiolo typically ripen earlier in Barbaresco or Barolo>

A

Barbaresco. Closer to Tanaro River

65
Q

Communes of Barbaresco

A

Nieve, Treiso, Barbaresco, San Rocco Senodelvio

66
Q

Barbaresco aging req? RSV?

A
26 months (9 in oak)
50 months (9 in oak)
67
Q

Min abv for Barolo? Barbaresco?

A

BArolo 13%

Barbaresco 12.5%

68
Q

Who produces Monfortino? Monprivato? MArtinenga?

A

Monfortino - Giacomo Conterno
Monprivato - Giuseppe Mascarello
Martinenga - Marchesi di Gresy

69
Q

What is the 1431 Statute of La Morra

A

Loss of right hand or death for uprooting Nebbiolo vines

70
Q

Northernmost Barolo cru? Commune? Producer

A

Monvigliero, Verduno, GB Burlotto

71
Q

To be named Vigna what % of grapes must be from that vineyard

A

100%

72
Q

only truly bad BArolo/Barbaresco vintage of 2000s?

A

2002