La Spinetta Barolo Campe

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La Spinetta Barolo Campe

  • Denomination: Barolo DOCG

  • Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo

  • Alcohol content: 14,5% by vol.

  • Average production: 8.000 bottles per year

  • Average yield per ha: 2,500 bottles

  • Name/location: Campè, Grinzane Cavour, southern exposure

  • Soil type: calcareous

  • Average vine age: 52-58 years

  • Average altitude: 280 m a.s.l.

  • Vineyard size: 3,5 hectares (9 acres)

  • Farming: vineyard surrounding the Campè winery sustainable, no use of herbicides or pesticides

  • Time of harvest: beginning to middle of October LA SPINETTA Campè, Grinzane Cavour

  • Winemaking process: alcoholic fermentation for 7-8 days in temperature-controlled rotofermenters; malolactic fermentation in oak 24 months in new, medium toast French oak barrels transfer to stainless steel vats for 9 months before bottling; aging in bottle for an additional 12 months no filtration, no clarifying