Crus Flashcards
La Morra Vyds
Arborina
Brunate
Cerequio
Gattera
Giachini
Marcenasco
Rocche dell’Annunziata- Corino, scavino, Ratti
La Morra style
Perfumed and graceful, most aromatic, supple, easiest to drink young
Barolo Vyds
Bricco Viole
Brunate
Cannubi
Cannubi Boschis
Sarmassa
Via Nuova
Rue
SAN Lorenzo
Barolo style
Broad open and youthful, plush and warm, velvety, supple, yet with considerable structure and concentration
Monteforte d’Alba Vyds
Bussia
Cicala
Colonnello
Dardi
Ginestra
Mosconi
Munie
Romirasco
Santo Stephano
Monteforte dAlba style
Potent structure, depth of flavour, big bold dark and rich
Greatest aging potential
Most concentrated firmest Barolos
Serralunga dAlba Vyds
Falletto
Francia
Marenca
Vigna Rionda
Marenca-Rivette
Ornato
Parafada
Serralunga style
More limestone in soil
Powerful and long aging
More extracted and tannic
Depth and concentration, most full bodied barolos
Castiglione Falletto Vyds
Bricco rocche
Villero
Monprivato
Fiasc
Mariondino
Pira
Rivera
Castiglione character
Rich bouquet
Velvety texture
Middle ground between aromatic and tannic
Bold and rich full bodied
Tortonian soil
la Morra and Barolo
-blue tinted, compact calcareous marl soil mixed with sand
More fertile and fresher, richer in magnesium
Generally produces wines than are more perfumed, softer and mature more quickly
Helvetian soil
Castiglione, serralunga and monteforte
Chalky beige, looser calcareous marl soil, less fertile more reddish weathered sandstone and limestone
High levels of iron, phosphorous
Produces wines that have more colour, body, aging potential, bolder and harsher tannins
