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Barolo Alessandria 2018
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House founded in 2003
One of the widest selections of the web of authors' wines and craftsmen
Features
Depuis trois gĂ©nĂ©rations, la famille Alessandria cultive la vigne Ă Monforte dâAlba, un petit village de la rĂ©gion du Barolo. En 1986, aprĂšs la mort de son pĂšre, Gianfranco reprend le domaine qui sâĂ©tendait alors sur 4 hectares. AidĂ© de sa femme Bruna et de sa fille Vittoria, il va petit Ă petit moderniser le domaine et agrandir le vignoble (5,5 hectares aujourdâhui, ce qui reste trĂšs modeste). Le vignoble est divisĂ© entre Nebbiolo, Barbera et Dolcetto, dans la localitĂ© de San Giovanni, rĂ©gion rĂ©putĂ©e pour ses grands crus de Monforte. Afin de prĂ©server lâenvironnement mais Ă©galement la santĂ© des personnes, Alessandria sâattache Ă nâutiliser que des quantitĂ©s trĂšs rĂ©duites de soufre et sulfate de cuivre. Depuis le dĂ©part, les rendements sont contrĂŽlĂ©s, afin de garantir une meilleure maturation des raisins, les rendant plus robustes et plus sains
Age des vignes : 15-40 ans
Exposition : sud-est
Terroir : calcaire
Vendanges : manuelles fin septembre Ă fin octobre
Vinification : macération pelliculaire. Fermentation à 28-30°C en cuves pendant 6-7 jours
Elevage : 24 mois en barriques de chĂȘne françaises, dont 45% neuves, puis 12 mois plus en bouteille avant la commercialisation
14 % Alc.Vol.
What is an author wine?
This can be so diverse depending on the personality of their sire, that it is easier to define what it is not. An author wine is anything but a standard, stereotypical wine, made to please as many people as possible. It is therefore rarely produced in millions of copies, copying itself from vintage in vintage.
An author wine is therefore a wine that does not look like that of the neighbor. Which from year to year will evolve according to the vagaries of the weather and the mood of the author - the two that can be linked. Because the author does not rely on market studies to carry out his boat. He makes his wine as he feels, as he likes, as he can, sometimes ... and too bad if he does not please everyone.
This is why author wines are sometimes classified as "table wine" or "France wine". Because the winemaker did not plan the authorized grape variety*, makes the assembly or vinification recommended in the name **. He is often a bit rebellious, our author. But that is why we like it! ... That said, author's wines are not systematically marginal: they are present in most of the appellations, and can be part of the elite of these this***. Because they are not content to have personality: they are good, in addition! With in general aDegree of TorchabilityVery high: we never tire of it at the end of the first sip.
As author's wines are not chaptalized, levied, hacked ... They can have very different profiles depending on the vintage. It is up to us (resellers and consumers) to accept them as they are, and to remain faithful to the producers, because they need us to continue their activity.
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* For example, theTouriga Nacionalin the Minervois, or theSyrahIn Forez ribs. They are crazy, these authors!
** Some winegrowers dare to produceSweety with MourvÚdre or oneNatural sparkling with Pineau d'Aunis
*** Like those of Jean-François Ganevat in the Jura or Zind-Humbercht in Alsace
