Located in Castiglione Falletto, Cavallotto is one of Barolo’s most fabled estates, farming Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. They own one of Barolo’s few monopoles, Bricco Boschis. Bricco Boschis is an incredible vineyard site, a steep amphitheater with some rolling contours and spines intermixed, perfectly orientated. Viticulture is certified organic. Today, brothers Alfio and Giuseppe Cavallotto are the fifth generation to farm the estate and make the wines. Cavallotto is a classical (old school) estate that ferments the wine on the skins for 30+ days and ages them slowly, 48 to 60 months in large Slavonian oak cask. They are some of the latest released wines of each vintage and among the longest lived.
Organic. 100% Barbera planted in 1962. West, southwest facing plot in Bricco Boschis vineyard site, 320m altitude. Calcareous clay with sandy deposits. Eighteen days maceration, controlled low temperature fermentation in cement with indigenous yeasts Aging: 24 months in 20, 30 and 50 hL botti, 6 months in bottle. No fining, no filtering. Production: 11,000 bottles.
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Located in Castiglione Falletto, Cavallotto is one of Barolo’s most fabled estates, farming Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. They own one of Barolo’s few monopoles, Bricco Boschis. Bricco Boschis is an incredible vineyard site, a steep amphitheater with some rolling contours and spines intermixed, perfectly orientated. Viticulture is certified organic. Today, brothers Alfio and Giuseppe Cavallotto are the fifth generation to farm the estate and make the wines. Cavallotto is a classical (old school) estate that ferments the wine on the skins for 30+ days and ages them slowly, 48 to 60 months in large Slavonian oak cask. They are some of the latest released wines of each vintage and among the longest lived.
Organic. 100% old vine Nebbiolo. Vigna San Giuseppe is situated on the highest and best exposed part of Bricco Boschis, where the soils are even sandier than in other parts of the MGA, due to the simultaneous presence of Diano Sandstones and sandy Sant’Agata Fossili Marls. Thirty five days maceration, controlled low temperature fermentation in cement with indigenous yeasts Aging: 60 months in 20-100 Slavonian oak botti, 12 months in bottle. No fining, no filtering. Production: 11,000 bottles.
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Located in Castiglione Falletto, Cavallotto is one of Barolo’s most fabled estates, farming Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. They own one of Barolo’s few monopoles, Bricco Boschis. Bricco Boschis is an incredible vineyard site, a steep amphitheater with some rolling contours and spines intermixed, perfectly orientated. Viticulture is certified organic. Today, brothers Alfio and Giuseppe Cavallotto are the fifth generation to farm the estate and make the wines. Cavallotto is a classical (old school) estate that ferments the wine on the skins for 30+ days and ages them slowly, 48 to 60 months in large Slavonian oak cask. They are some of the latest released wines of each vintage and among the longest lived.
Organic. 100% old vine Nebbiolo. Southwest facing, 330m altitude. Calcareous clay with sandy deposits. The vineyard is just across a small road from Bricco Boschis. The typical Sant’Agata Fossili Marls prevails in Vignolo, which tends to suffer less from drought than Bricco Boschis, dominated by sandy Sant’Agata Fossili Marls. Thirty five days maceration, controlled low temperature fermentation in cement with indigenous yeasts Aging: 60 months in 20-100 Slavonian oak botti, 12 months in bottle. No fining, no filtering. Production: 6,000 bottles.
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Located in Castiglione Falletto, Cavallotto is one of Barolo’s most fabled estates, farming Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. They own one of Barolo’s few monopoles, Bricco Boschis. Bricco Boschis is an incredible vineyard site, a steep amphitheater with some rolling contours and spines intermixed, perfectly orientated. Viticulture is certified organic. Today, brothers Alfio and Giuseppe Cavallotto are the fifth generation to farm the estate and make the wines. Cavallotto is a classical (old school) estate that ferments the wine on the skins for 30+ days and ages them slowly, 48 to 60 months in large Slavonian oak cask. They are some of the latest released wines of each vintage and among the longest lived.
Organic. 100% Nebbiolo sourced from three parcels on the hillside: Colle Sudovest, Punta Marcello and San Giuseppe. Ageing/Vinification: fermented with indigenous yeasts, macerated with submerged cap for 20 to 35 days. Traditional ageing in Slavonian Oak Casks for 3 to 3.5 years. bottle aged 6 to 12 months before release.
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Located in Castiglione Falletto, Cavallotto is one of Barolo’s most fabled estates, farming Nebbiolo since 1929 and bottling their own wine since 1948. They own one of Barolo’s few monopoles, Bricco Boschis. Bricco Boschis is an incredible vineyard site, a steep amphitheater with some rolling contours and spines intermixed, perfectly orientated. Viticulture is certified organic. Today, brothers Alfio and Giuseppe Cavallotto are the fifth generation to farm the estate and make the wines. Cavallotto is a classical (old school) estate that ferments the wine on the skins for 30+ days and ages them slowly, 48 to 60 months in large Slavonian oak cask. They are some of the latest released wines of each vintage and among the longest lived.
Organic. 100% Nebbiolo planted in 1961-71. Various plots in Bricco Boschis vineyard site, 325m altitude. Calcareous clay with sandy deposits. Twenty five days maceration, controlled low temperature fermentation in cement with indigenous yeasts Aging: 18 months in 20-100 Slavonian oak botti, 6 months in bottle. No fining, no filtering. Production: 27,000 bottles.
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