Boroli Barolo Brunella

Brunella Barolo DOCG bottle image

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
“Cherry and mint are the main flavor themes in this fresh, fluid red, which is complemented by leather, tar and sanguine notes. Tightens up by the finish, where lightly astringent tannins reign.”
— Wine Spectator, Jan 2021
“Cherry and mint are the main flavor themes in this fresh, fluid red, which is complemented by leather, tar and sanguine notes. Tightens up by the finish, where lightly astringent tannins reign.”
— Wine Spectator, Dec 2021
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Barolo DOCG
Vineyard name
Barolo Brunella
Vineyard size
7 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
1,247 feet
Exposure:
Southern
Harvest time:
Beginning of October
First vintage of this wine:
2013
Bottles produced of this wine:
11,520
Average Vine Age:
25 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
15
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:
25-50hl
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
116
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.32
Acidity:
6.17 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
30.3 g/L
Total SO2
116
Residual sugar:
0.44 g/L
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Wine Production

Brunella is distinguished by a careful selection of grapes, perfect destemming, long macerations with submerged cap. The barrels for Brunella are specifically chosen by the winemaker.

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About the Vineyard

Brunella is one of the most historic single vineyard sites of all of Castiglione Falletto, however it hasn’t ever been bottled singularly under the Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva BRUNELLA until 2013. The Brunella vineyard occupies the western crest of the Villero hillside and complete surrounds the Boroli winery.  The vineyard is a monopole—owned entirely by Boroli and is the most prestigious wine in the lineup.  As it occupies the best exposed section of the Villero hillside, La Brunella expresses power, drive, complexity, and extraordinary length and ageability.