Boroli Barolo Cerequio

Boroli Barolo Cerequio

Wine Description

The Boroli family is a family of entrepreneurs, with roots in Piedmont dating back to 1831.  The family started their winemaking business in1997, when Silvano and Elena Boroli felt an ardent desire to step away from the pressures of their publishing business and reconnect to nature. Silvano and Elena grew the company until their son, Achille, stepped in to run the wine-growing and production business in 2012.

With the 2012 grape harvest Achille decided to radically change the methods used in vineyards and wineries, aiming for the highest quality in Barolo and its crus. He cut production levels, updated the winemaking technology, and focused on low intervention methods to raise the quality of the Boroli wines be on par with the finest Barolo wines. 

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Acclaim
“This opens with aromas of forest floor, menthol and French oak. The palate is rather austere, offering cranberry, vanilla, coconut and coffee bean alongside tight, fine-grained tannins that leave a drying finish.”
— Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2021
“This is ripe and offers richness to its cherry, currant, juniper and wild thyme flavors. The tannins are well integrated, while this stays fresh, with notes of iron, earth and tobacco on the lingering aftertaste.”
— Wine Spectator, Nov 2021
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Barolo DOCG
Vineyard name
Barolo Cerequio
Vineyard size
2 acres
Soil composition
Clay and Sand
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
1,246 feet
Yield/acre:
4.4 tons
Exposure:
Eastern / Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1994
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
2003
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,976
Average Vine Age:
23
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
20-25
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10-15 days
Maceration technique:
Submerged-Cap Fermentation
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
50hl
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
24 months
Age of Aging Container:
Two years
Length of bottle aging:
12 months
Total SO2
111
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6.29 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
30.3 g/L
Total SO2
111
Residual sugar:
0.2 g/L
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Wine Production

Cerequio is distinguished by a careful selection of grapes, precise destemming, and a long maceration with submerged cap. 

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About the Vineyard

The Cerequio cru lies just across the valley from the Boroli winery in the commune of La Morra and is considered one of the most prestigious sites in the Barolo DOCG zone.  It is known to produce Nebbiolo wine of enormous elegance and finesse.