VINEYARD CREDENTIALS
This MGA remain, in absolute terms, one of the most prestigious of the entire Barolo appellation. lts centrai nucleus, which is effecively the most significant one in terms of size, is particularly characterized by a soil which is pure white in color and of rare finesse.
At Rocche di Castiglione, the soils of the entire vineyard slope, contrary to what one might expect, originate from a layer of sandy Sant’Agata Fossili Marls that overlaps, without being visible, that of Diano Sandstones. In this entire stretch, the undulating profile of the hill also causes some small shifts in the generally southeastern exposure of the vineyards.
These shifts, even when they combine with the geologica! variations of the soil, do not, however, create major differences
in the various wines of the MGA, which share a common style based on fmesse and fragrance.
Municipality of production
Castiglione Falletto
Grape Variety
100% Nebbiolo
Aspect
South-East
Altitude (a.s.l.)
320-350 m
Soil
Medium textured soil, loose on the surface and tending towards limestone. At a little over a metre in depth, there are hard layers of whitish grey and bluish marl, alternating with layers of dry and compact sandstone from the Langhian Stage of the Miocene Epoch
Training system
Upwards-trained vertical-trellised with traditional Guyot pruning
Age of the vineyard (years)
50
Plant density
4.000 plants
Cropping level per hectare
68/72 ql grapes
