Boroli Barolo Villero

Villero 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
“Aromas of dark spice, pressed rose and coconut form the nose along with a whiff of camphor. The tightlyknit, full-bodied palate also has elegance and tension, featuring ripe Marasca cherry, blood orange and intense licorice notes alongside firm, finegrained tannins. After making significant changes in the vineyard and the cellars over the years, this shows the firm’s a commitment to making more terroir-driven wines with respect to previous vintages.”
— Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2021
“Marked by vanilla, toast and a hint of coconut flavors, this red also delivers cherry, plum, menthol and leather notes. Lively and firm, with an extended finish.”
— Wine Spectator, Nov 2021
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Barolo DOCG
Vineyard name
Barolo Villero
Vineyard size
1 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
75-1,100 feet
Exposure:
Southeastern
Year vineyard planted:
1991
Harvest time:
Beginning of October
First vintage of this wine:
1997
Bottles produced of this wine:
5,570
Average Vine Age:
26
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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:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
25hl
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
118
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.28
Acidity:
6.41 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
30.5 g/L
Total SO2
118
Residual sugar:
0.46 g/L
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Wine Production

Villero is distinguished by a careful selection of grapes, perfect destemming, long macerations with submerged cap. 

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About the Vineyard

Villero is the hillside upon which the Boroli winery sits.  It is located in Castiglione Falletto, just slightly downhill from Bricco Rocche and with the same exposure as the well-respected Monprivato vineyard, which is just across the way.  Being located in the commune of Castiglione Falletto, Villero sits in the center of the Barolo DOCG at the site where the regions two principal subsoils (Helvetian and Tortonian) cross.  This, joined with the near perfect exposure of this cru site, yields wines that demonstrate a seemingly impossible balance between power and elegance.