2020 Margherita Otto Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy

Sourced from from vineyards in Monforte d’Alba, Serralunga d’lba and Castiglione Falletto. The sites in Monforte and Castiglione Falletto are estate -farmed and the site in Serralunga is purchased fruit from a grower family who is a close friend.

Fermented with the taditional assemblaggio method where all of the fruit from each vineyard is fermented together. Harvest dates in 2015 were between October 1 and 10. Vinification and initial wood aging was at a cantina where I was able to rent tank and cask space. As grapes arrived, they were added to the fermenting mass in a continuous ferment, i.e., the 3 vineyards were co-fermented. The wine was dry about 9 days after the last addition of fruit and was macerated for additional time with cappello sommerso. Total skin contact was about 45 days. Press wine was immediately mixed in with the free-run wine.