Barolo 'Ester Canale Rosso - Vigna Rionda' Giovanni Rosso 2021

The Barolo “Ester Canale Rosso-Vigna Rionda” by Giovanni Rosso is a label of great prestige, produced with grapes from a historic and famous cru of Serralunga d’Alba. Vigna Rionda has always been known as one of the best parcels, for its splendid exposure and the quality of its soils. It is a Barolo for connoisseurs, capable of providing the emotion of savoring a glass of absolute excellence. Harmonious, complex, intense, and persistent, it is a wine that is not forgotten.

The red Barolo “Ester Canale Rosso-Vigna Rionda” from the Giovanni Rosso winery is produced in Serralunga d’Alba, with grapes from a single small plot. At Vigna Rionda, there are still old vines over 70 years old, which produce grapes with extremely low yields and extraordinary aromatic concentration. It is a rare and precious wine, produced in a few bottles, capable of telling the noble story of the Serralunga d’Alba territory. The vineyard was planted using the Guyot method in 1946 and enjoys a sunny exposure at noon. The fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in cement tanks and lasts about 28 days, with daily pump-overs.daily and a délestage. The wine matures in 16-hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels for a period that can vary from 18 to 36 months, depending on the characteristics of the vintage. Before being released on the market, it completes its aging with a few months in the bottle.

The wine Barolo “Ester Canale Rosso-Vigna Rionda” is one of the excellences of the denomination and represents the jewel in the crown of the production of the Giovanni Rosso winery. It is a Barolo that embodies the best expressive characteristics of this excellence from the Langhe. In the glass, it presents itself with a ruby red color tending towards garnet. The olfactory profile is multifaceted and complex, with floral scents of violet and dried rose petals, herbal notes, balsamic hints, aromas of small red berries, nuances of underbrush, humus, leather, and tar. On the palate, it has a remarkable structure, with deep aromas, a dense yet evolved tannic texture, and a harmonious finish, with great gustatory persistence.