Michele Chiarlo Cerequio Barolo 2019

DOCG Cerequio is one of the area's most esteemed Barolo 'crus'. It is a single vineyard located on the prestigious hillside between the villages of La Morra and Barolo. The soil is Tortonian and Helvetian calcareous marl of a basic pH of over 30% sand. It is poor in organic matter but rich in microelements such as iron and magnesium, imparting complexity to the resulting wine. The vineyard covers just three hectares, producing this wine in limited quantities. The vineyard sits at 320 meters above sea level and has a south-to-south-westerly orientation. The Guyot-trained vines are planted at a density of 4,500 vines per hectare. Excess bunches are thinned out at the end of the summer, leaving an average of just five to six bunches per vine. The vines are grown sustainably according to the V.I.V.A. Sustainable Wine certification and are manually harvested.