Elio Altare, Barolo docg Unoperuno 2012

Die Nebbiolo Trauben für den Barolo Unoperuno stammen aus der Lage Arborina. "Uno per uno" heisst auf Deutsch "eins nach dem anderen" und das bedeutet, dass das Abbeeren der Trauben mit der Hand stattgefunden hat, statt mit der Maschine. Familie Altare und 10 Mitarbeiter haben 10 Tage lang jede einzelne Traube mit den Händen entrappt. Nur das Beste des Traubenguts kam zur Mazeration. Produziert wurden nur 5 Barrique, also circa 1.500 Flaschen. Das Ergebnis ist ein sehr eleganter Barolo mit kaum spurbaren Tanninen. Manchen könnten meinen, dieser Wein wäre zu "flach" oder zu "glatt", aber die Liebhaber der Finesse und Eleganz werden sich in diesen Barolo sofort verlieben!

"This is the second year that this Barolo is produced. With fruit from the Arborina cru, the 2012 Barolo Unoperuno sees a manual destemming process in which the grapes are removed one by one ("uno per uno") from the clusters before being fermented. Given that intense labor, the wine is understandably produced in limited quantity (up to 1,500 bottles are made). It exhibits an exceptional quality of tannins that can only be achieved when the green overtones of the stems are excluded, as they are in this case. The mouthfeel is extra silky, smooth and creamy. The wine undergoes a brief carbonic maceration to achieve extra fruit intensity and suppleness. The purity and the integrity of the wine are enormously pleasurable." Monica Larner - RP

"The 2012 Barolo Unoperuno is a selection from Arborina made from hand-destemmed fruit, a long, painstaking process that has a number of implications for the wine. Ripeness levels varied quite a bit from the first fruit that was brought in to the last, while some of the lots saw as much as 13 days on the skins. Deep and powerful, with more intensity than the straight Arborina, the Unoperuno offers striking nuance and plenty of textural depth, all in the finesse style that is typical of the 2012s here. This is a gorgeous showing and superb wine for the year." AG