Voerzio Roberto – Barolo DOCG Fossati Case Nere 2003 Riserva 10 Anni
€350.00
| YEAR | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Voerzio Roberto |
| APPELLATION | Barolo DOCG |
| Grape variety | |
| COUNTRY | Italy |
| REGION | Piedmont |
| Format | 0,75 lt |
| ALCOHOL CONTENT | 15.00% |
| Drinking Window | From now to the next 5 to 10 years. |
| Green | Sustainable |
Walking though the vineyards of one of the most famous crus of La Morra, we were wondering who were the owners of the various plots. For one of those, though, we didn’t need to guess: the style was unmistakable”.
Roberto Voerzio was able to catch the attention of international critics thanks to his choices in the vineyards and in the cellar, in spite of the very young history of his winery.
The winery was founded around 1986, in La Morra, in the hype of the mediatic communication of “traditionalist versus modernist” Barolo producers. But Voerzio’s approach is independent and very confident since the beginning: the aim is that of producing only excellent quality wines, with great care in the vineyards management and minimal impact in the cellar. In the vineyards, he immediately introduced the green harvest, a not-so famous technique at that time, with very low yealds, even for Barolo area’s benchmarks. In the cellar, he pursues a minimal intervention: the result should always be that of showing the fruit’s excellent potential, even if this means sacrifiying some production in less convincing vintages, even after the whole cellar aging.
The winery’s Barolo are vinified as single-crus, Fossati and Case Nere are two of Voerzio’s Mgas in La Morra, from which this Barolo Riserva is released after 10 years of aging.
2003 is remembered to be a very dry and hot vintage for Barolo region, but the first vintage of Fossati Case Nere is for sure remembered as a wine to age.
Spicy aromas, rich and charming at the mouth, but with firm tannins and a balance anticipating a complete expressivity ages after release.
Pair it with aged, not spicy cheeses or with a simple bread and butter, to enhance the aromas and the power of this wine.
Best served at 18-20 °C.
Suggestion to open it 1-2 hours prior to serving.
Green harvest with very low yealds. As fertilizer, they use animal or vegetal organic products only.
Spontaneous fermentation without addition of yeasts. No wine filtering. This wine is aged in french oak (30% new) for 24 months.
