Barolo/Barbaresco Crus and Producers Flashcards

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Communes of Barbaresco

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Barbaresco - Mid west
Nieve - North east
Treiso - South west
Alba - (San Rocco Senodelvio) South West est

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When were “menzioni geografiche aggiuntive,” or crus, defined for Barbaresco

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2007

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Important Crus of Barbaresco

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  • Ovello - largest in Barb.
  • Montefico - well situated
  • Montestefano - classic, highly regarded
  • Secondine - (Gaja’s San Lorenzo)
  • Pajè - (Prodoturri, Roagna)
  • Asili - famous (Giacosa, Cerretto, Chiarlo)
  • *Martinenga - (Marchesi di Gresy monopole)
  • Rabajà
  • Roncagliette - (Gaja: Sori Tildin, Costa Russi)
  • Rio Sordo - Historic
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Important Crus of Nieve

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  • Albesani - Santo Stefano subzone
  • Gallina - excellend rep, soil, exposure
  • Serraboella - (Paitin, Vietti, Cigliuti)
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Important Crus of Treiso

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  • Valeirano - historically fine site
  • Giacosa - (Gaja Chard)
  • Bricco di Treiso - (Pio Cesare)
  • Nervo - steep, good soil, exposure
  • Bernadot - (Ceretto)
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Crus in Barbaresco/Treiso where Gaja sources

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  • Secondine - (Gaja’s San Lorenzo)
  • Roncagliette - (Gaja: Sori Tildin, Costa Russi)
  • Giacosa - (Gaja Chard)
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Largest Cru in Barbaresco

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Ovello - 78 ha

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When were “menzioni geografiche aggiuntive,” or crus, defined for Barbaresco

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2010

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Top Crus of La Morra

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  • Alborina - (Elio Altare, Bovio)
  • Rocche dell’Annunziata - (highly regarded - Scavino)
  • La Serra - (Marcarini)
  • Cerequio* - (high quality - Michele Chiarlo)
  • Brunate* - (Ceretto, Marcarini, Francesco Rinaldi)

*Both shared with Barolo but mostly in La Morra

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Top Crus of Barolo

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  • Le Coste - Similar soils to Cannubi (sand) - Giuseppe Rinaldi “Brunate Le Coste”
  • Bricco delle Viole - (Vajra, Giovanni Viberti)
  • Cannubi - most prestigious cru in Barolo, vineyards face all directions
  • Cannubi Boschis - may label as Cannubi - this site known bc of Luciano Sandrone
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Producers of cru Brunate? Where is it?

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Ceretto, Marcarini, Francesco Rinaldi

La Morra

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Producers of Cannubi? Where is it?

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Michele Chiarlo, Damilano, Paolo Scavino, Marchesi di Barolo, Ceretto, E. Pira, Luigi Einaudi

Barolo

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Top Crus in Monforte d’Alba

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  • Bussia* (292 ha) - Conterno and others
  • Perno (191 ha) - (Giuseppe Mascarello, Rocche dei Manzoni)
  • Ginestra - recent fame - (Elio Grasso, Clerico)
  • Mosconi - Rocche dei Manzoni (Big d’Big)

*Bussia 7 ha in Barolo

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Top Crus in Castiglione Falletto

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  • Bricco Boschis
  • Vignolo
  • Codana
  • Monprivato
  • Fiasco
  • Pugnane
  • Villero
  • Bricco Rocche
  • Pira
  • Rocche di Castiglione*

*2 ha in Monforte

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Top Crus in Serralunga d’Alba

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San Rocco
Cerretta
Gabuti
Brea
Vignarionda
Ornato
Falletto
Francia
Arione
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16
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Who owns Francia cru? Where is it?

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  • monopole - Giacamo Conterno
  • Barolo Cascina Francia
  • Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Serralunga d’Alba

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Who owns Falletto?

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  • monopole - Bruno Giacosa
  • Le Rocche del Falletto Riserva

Serralunga d’Alba