Product: It’s the second year this wine is produced using fruit from the Castellero cru (it previously went into the Barolo Classico). The vineyard is located between Bussia and Cannubi (next to Sandrones Cantina). Barolo Castellero offers all the attributes that make the Fenocchio Barolos so attractive. It’s bold and savoury, with exceptional balance and energy.
Bright ruby with garnet reflections. The nose is restrained yet complex, offering red cherry and wild strawberry beneath layers of dried rose, iron, tobacco, and a whisper of truffle. The palate is finely structured and savoury, with taut red fruit, saline minerality, and firm, chalky tannins. It finishes long and detailed, with hints of bitter herbs and rosehip. A poised and quietly powerful Barolo, true to Castellero’s character.
Producer: Giacomo Fenocchio
Region: Monforte D’Alba, Piedmont
Grape: 100% Nebbiolo
Alcohol: 14.5%
Size: 750ml
Producer Info: The Giacomo Fenocchio Estate was founded by Giacomo Fenocchio in the small, wine-dominant Italian village of Monforte D’Alba, Piedmont. A scenic and multifaceted 14-hectare vineyard and organic farm where unique wines are produced, now by fifth generation, Claudio Fenocchio. The land spreads across Cannubi in Barolo, Villero in Castiglione Falletto, and Bussia in Monforte d’Alba.
Committed to honouring traditional and prestigious techniques passed on through generations, classic wines are crafted with an authentic expression and an unwavering emphasis on purity of fruit. Claudio’s wines display a level of terroir clarity that only producers of higher echelon manage to create. Behind each bottle encompasses passion, tradition and a commitment to the land they are made from.
