BAROLO 1998

Famiglia Anselma, Piedmont

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The Famiglia Anselma estate

Famiglia Anselma is appropriately named, with Giovanna and Renato working in the vineyards and winery respectively and their son Maurizio out front, tirelessly championing the estate's credo of 'Barolo e nient’altro' (Barolo and nothing else). The Anselma Family have 80 hectares of prime vineyards in Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga and Barolo, making them one of the largest landowners in the region. Unusually they make no cru wines, preferring to blend grapes from only the best performing sites each vintage to represent the house style which is essentially mid-weight but impressively structured (maceration times often being the lengthiest of any producer in the region). The reserve wine, Adasi, comes exclusively from the Ravera and Le Coste vineyards of Monforte and sees an extra year's oak ageing (hence the name - meaning slowly). The Estate is in the finishing stages of a monumental construction project, building a spectacular castle-winery near to Castello delle Volta, only using only masonry and old timbers from the area. Ever a highlight of our Piemonte wine tour, Maurizio has promised that all those who visit the winery with us will be invited back for the party to celebrate its completion.