Wine "Lo Zoccolaio" Barolo DOCG, 2009
Tasting Notes
Wine ruby red color with garnet reflections.
Wine "Lo Zoccolaio", 2008 has a soft, warm taste with balanced tannins and a long finish.
Intense and elegant aroma of the wine is filled with tones of ripe fruit, spices and leather nuances.
Wine "Lo Zokkolayo" goes well with Italian dishes, roasted and braised meat, mature and blue cheeses.
Interesting Facts
"Lo Zoccolaio" Barolo DOCG, 2008 - this is the "classic Barolo with an intense aroma of ripe fruit and spices, which is very rare", - Guida dei Vini Italiani.
Nebbiolo for "Lo Zoccolaio" grown in the vineyards of Cascina Lo Zoccolaio in Barolo with excellent southwest exposure. Harvest, limited 45 quintals per hectare, harvested by hand in October-November. Fermentation in tanks made of stainless steel in contact with the skin for 10-15 days. Aged in new oak barrels lasts 36 months. Before bottling the wine is not filtered. Wine storage capacity is 10-15 years.
Vintage 2000 won the silver medal at the international competition "International Wine Challenge, 2005".
Wine producer - Azienda Agricola Lo Zoccolaio, the symbol of which is the "Tree of Life", the picture on the labels of wine farms - part of the group "Fratelli Martini Secondo Luigi". "Cascina Lo Zoccolaio - a jewel in the group Fratelli Martini", - wrote the Gambero Rosso in 2011.
Immediately after the Second World War, two brothers - Secondo Luigi Martini and decided to found his own wine business in the heart of the Langhe (Lange) - famous wine region of Piedmont. The company got its name from its creators - "Fratelli Martini Secondo Luigi". Now the company has become a mega-group, which produces more than 35 million liters of alcohol per year. The company is still family, headed by its founder's sons - Gianni and Piero Martini. Today the winery "Fratelli Martini" is their fault, not only in Italy but also in the global market.
