Rendez-Vous on the Barolo trail
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October, the weekend dedicated to wine and Langhe lovers returns with several original proposals by Strada del Barolo!
This will be a unique opportunity to discover all the Autumn charm of the hills that make up this UNESCO World Heritage site: two days completely dedicated to wine lovers and those who are fond of Langhe. On offer are several itineraries to discover wine cellars and producers, wine shops, restaurants and farm holidays where one can indulge in the good life.
Sunday, 28 October 2018, Strada del Barolo organizes a new appointment named “The Barolo vineyards: tour of the crus with tasting”.
Tested for the first time in Spring of 2018, this event includes a tour with minivan through the main Barolo production areas, with the guidance of Davide Pasquero, expert sommelier and wine communicator, to understand and “touch” the factors that determine the traits and many facets that Barolo can take: altitude, soil composition, exposition, etc.
The tour will start at 15.00 from Piazza Generale Vassallo, in Castiglione Falletto to reach Serralunga d’Alba, in the so called area of the Helvetian Barolo. Here, where there is the first cru of the day to visit, the chalky-clayish soil leads to a well structured and alcoholic Barolo that lends itself to a long aging. The group will then move to La Morra to visit the second cru in the Tortonian Barolo area, a geologically younger region high in marl, with sandy soils which results into refined and elegant wines.
The third stop will be in Barolo, an area that gathers the traits of the previous ones, with soils unbelievably rich in microelements. The tour will then return to Castiglione Falletto where, at Cantina Comunale, the Municipal Wine Cellar the group will have the opportunity to taste the wines produced in the crus visited, paired with mixed cheeses and cold cuts.
