Wine Michele Chiarlo, Tortoniano, Barolo DOCG, 2006
Reviews of purchase Michele Chiarlo, Tortoniano, Barolo DOCG, 2006
Tasting Notes
Wine red garnet color with a soft orange glow.
The wine has a rich, harmonious taste with good structure and elegant, long finish.
The wine has a light aroma with notes of sweet spice, nuances of anise, bitter almond and juniper.
Wine perfectly complements red meat with white truffles, roast venison, mature cheeses.
Interesting Facts
The main principle of the House Michele Kyarlo - to produce a relatively small amount of wine, using for its manufacture only the best grapes, and strictly control the entire process of wine-making, using only the most modern and unique technologies. Despite the high cost of this method of production of wine, Michele Kyarlo achieved the desired: his fault because of its superior quality rose today on a par with the famous Italian and international wine brands.
Monosortovoe Tortoniano wine made from Nebbiolo varieties grown in the commune of La Morra-Barolo, in place of geological origin Tortona. Tortona - the name of the city in the Piedmont region, which gave its name not only guilty of Michele Kyarlo, but the soil Tortonian geological tier, dedicated in 1857 by the Swiss geologist K. Meyer-Aymar. It consists of a blue marl and deep-sea fauna of molluscs. This soil is poor in organic elements, but rich in trace elements. The vineyards are located at an altitude of 280-320 meters above sea level, here ripen fairly late, by mid-October. The maximum crop yield is 80 quintals per hectare, which corresponds to 52 hl per hectare. Wine production is carried out under strict temperature control, malolactic fermentation usually occurs during the spring. After fermentation, the wine is aged for 2 years in oak barrels - most of Slavonian oak, but is also used French oak Allier, and then a year - in bottles. "Tortoniano" can be stored for up to 20 years.
Producer's description
In the Chiarlo family, winemaking is a family business; today, in the person of Michele Chiarlo, it is continued by the fifth generation. Michele studied not only from older generations, he received a diploma in oenology. In 1956, Michele Chiaro founded the Wine House and began to expand the family territory. His vineyards today occupy 110 hectares - part of the land is owned, part is taken on long-term lease. Michele not only preserves the traditions of winemaking, but also develops and introduces his own methods: he developed a unique sterile bottling system and changed the method of storing wine. In the vineyards of Chiarlo, a very careful attitude towards the vines is practiced, grapes are harvested by hand, and only organic fertilizers are used. All this gives an excellent result - world-famous wines and consistently high marks from specialists.
The main principle of the House of Michele Chiarlo is to produce a relatively small amount of wine, using only the best grapes for its production, and also strictly control the entire winemaking process, using only the most modern and unique technologies. Despite the high cost of this method of wine production, Michele Chiarlo achieved what he wanted: his wines, thanks to their highest quality, are today on a par with the most famous Italian and world wine brands.
