Elio AltareBarolo Vigneto Arborina 2017

Product code: 14109
£77.20 inc VAT
Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Piedmont
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Barolo
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Elio Altare
Alcohol
Alcohol: 15%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Nebbiolo
Grape: 100% Nebbiolo
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Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Piedmont
Sub-Region
Sub-Region: Barolo
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Elio Altare
Alcohol
Alcohol: 15%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Nebbiolo
Grape: 100% Nebbiolo

Product Notes

Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina is a world-renowned wine known for its stunning complexity and depth of flavor. This wine is sourced from the vineyards located in La Morra and is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes. The wine is aged for 24 months in traditional Slavonian oak casks, followed by an additional year of aging in the bottle, resulting in a highly refined and elegant taste. On the palate, this Barolo displays a beautiful garnet color with aromas of red berries, roses, licorice and hints of vanilla. The wine offers silky tannins and a long finish making it a perfect accompaniment to hearty dishes, roasted meats, and rich cheese platters.

Tasting Notes

Full, rich and voluptuous - very much on the more corpulent and curvaceous side of the Barolo spectrum. Less bright but more complex than the regular Barolo, a velvety hint of mocha accompanies the sweet strawberry and plum fruit, anchored by dark, savoury earthiness. Mighty and impressive

About the Winery

Elio Altare

Elio Altare is a reputed Italian winery that has been under the ownership of the Altare family since its establishment. The wine estate was established in 1948 by Giuseppe Altare, the father of the current owner, Elio.

Initially, the Altare family hailed from Dogliani, a well-known town, and commune in the Cuneo Province. They moved to La Morra in 1948 and purchased a farm there. At that time, the estate covered approximately five hectares and comprised dolcetto, barbera, and nebbiolo vineyards. However, the profits from the plots were not high. For that reason, Elio Altare, with his friends, decided to travel beyond Piedmont’s borders to learn more about the art and craft of winemaking. It allowed him to learn several valuable and beneficial things. Elio implemented them in the Altare vineyards after his return. It led to significant changes within the winery.

Today, the methods and practices incorporated by Elio Altare in the winery’s fields and cellars give the family’s wines a different and distinct interpretation. It allows the products to deliver balance, elegance, and finesse, enabling them to stand out. It, in turn, facilitates the winery’s products to remain in high demand among numerous people.

Elio Altare operates with a philosophy and belief of keeping all techniques and processes natural and uncomplicated. The winery cultivates its grapevines without pesticides, fertilisers, or chemicals. In addition to that, the workers do not use other items or products that can interrupt the grape ripening or vegetative cycle. Instead, the wine estate utilises copper sulphate or organic cow manure as fertiliser. On top of that, Elio Altare uses its indigenous yeasts for fermentation. Furthermore, the winery does not modify the structure or colour of its wine in any form or manner. It allows the products to retain their natural qualities and characteristics.

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