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Beltramo's Wines & Spirits
1540 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Monday-Friday: 10:00am-7:30pm
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2007 Giovanni Rosso Barolo La Serra

2007 Giovanni Rosso Barolo La Serra
Terroir and history in the vineyard are considered foundations for making great wine. The Rosso family possesses both: vineyards on great sites and vast experience in them. They have farmed vineyards in the famed Serralunga d'Alba region for over 100 years.

In the early 1980's, Giovanni Rosso (second generation) restructured and replanted the vines in the notable Crus of Cerretta, La Serra, Broglio, Meriame, Sorano, Costa Bella, Lirano and Damiano with one aim in mind: produce the finest quality fruit he could. Thus, the vines are 25-30 years of age.

Like his father before him, Giovanni very successfully sold all of his grapes to local producers. As is often the story, the following generation wanted to evolve from grower to producer and promote the family name. Returning from Burgundy in 2001, Giovanni's son, Davide, took charge of the vinification and elevage of the wines. He was 27 years old at the time. Working closely with his father until his father's death in 2009, Davide strives to make his wines "a perfect copy of their terroir".

Davide is passionate and meticulous in his winemaking. His philosophy shows respect for local tradition as he strives to coax out every bit of character from the local terroir. All of his Barolos spend 30 days on the skins in old cement tanks and 36 months in large botte.
Giovanni Rosso wines are lush and display superb structure, elegance and dense mid-palate fruit; the influence of wood is minimal. The finish is all Serralunga, long and lifted. Sorting Table Importer 

LA SERRA - SERRALUNGA D'ALBA
Area: About 1 Hectare
Variety: Nebbiolo
Planting Density: 5,000 / hectare

Owned by the Rosso family since 1946, La Serra is located in the upper part of the Serralunga d'Alba village. The soil is noticeably white, being rich in active calcium (limestone).

TASTING NOTES

Color: Concentrated, bright Garnet
Bouquet: Violet and rose overtones, with black fruit characteristics and hints of coffee and liquorice
Taste: Black cherry, plum and dark fruit flavours, coffee, liquorice and earthy, leathery overtones. More powerful than the Cerretta, showing more dense tannins and a typically precise, long Serralunga finish
Pairings: Stews, red meats and darker game such as Wild Boar


SKU: 06252
Your Price: $89.99
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