Giacomo Borgogno e Figli, Langhe No Name

2017 - Nebbiolo Ruby red color with purple highlights. Ethereal, persistent with violet, rose, fresh fruits and spicy hints on the nose. A dry, harmonius, velvety, full-bodied wine, austere and generous wine. The maker purposely declassifies some of its best estate fruit from three famous Barolo Crus for the No Name label in a protest against Italian bureaucracy. The name Borgogno one of the oldest facilities in Piedmont. It all began in 1761 when Bartolomeo Borgogno established the cellar. Following a manual harvest of Nebbiolo grapes, in the cellar the grapes are destemmed and pressed. This is followed by a spontaneous fermentation in large concrete tanks, at a temperature between 22°C and 28°C for about 15 days. This is followed by a soft pressing and ageing into large Slavonian oak barrels for 3 years. Then 6 months of aging in bottle.