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Barolo Rocche (aka Le Rocche) di Castiglione Falletto produced in the vintages 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982,1985, 1986 and 1987 produced only as Riserva in 1971
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Gallo d’Alba
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Villero di Castiglione Falletto
made from 1978 to 1996 not made in 1981, 1984, 1991, 1992 and 1994 produced also as Riserva in 1978
La Morra Pugnane di Castiglione Falletto
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Villero di Castiglione Falletto Castiglione Falletto
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Vigna Croera di La Morra Barolo Rocche di Castiglione Falletto
Barolo
Collina Rionda
Falletto
Monforte d’Alba Torino Arione di Serralunga Alba Cuneo
because of the excessive use of chemicals, in particular from the end of the Sixties. It is for this very reason that – after the first period in which he made wine leaving the skins in the must, with the technique called “submerged cap”, even for 40+ days – he then started cut this interval by about a half, roughly three weeks (obviously also based on the quality of the vintage). In regard to oak aging, he always avoided using small containers favouring larger barrels, mostly between 55 and 100 quintal-capacity ones, and preferring very
soon those made of French wood compared to those made in Slovenian oak. Besides an expert grape selector, Bruno was always also a very skilled cellar master, making all the decisions on his own until 1992. That is the year in which he decided to seek the support of a technician. This person worked in the laboratory where Bruno used to bring his samples to be analysed for his wines. Convinced of Dante Scaglione’s skills, he asked him to leave his job and become his full-time right-hand man.
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APRIL 2018
Pugnane di Castiglione Falletto made only in the 1978 vintage Arione di Serralunga
Vigna Croera di La Morra
made only in the 2004 vintage
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Ginestra di Monforte
only made in the 1974 vintage
made only in the 1971, 1976 and 1978 vintages
6 Bussia di Monforte
Ginestra di Monforte
Bussia di Monforte
made only as Riserva in the 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 vintages 8 Collina Rionda (aka sometimes as di Serralunga or di Serralunga d’Alba) made between 1967 and 1993 not made in the 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1998, 1991 and 1992 vintages; also made as Riserva in 1967 made only as Riserva in the 1978, 1982, 1989 and 1990 vintages Falletto (aka sometimes di Serralunga 9 or di Serralunga d’Alba) made since 1970; no made in the 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2013 vintages; made only as Riserva in 1971, 1985, 1989 and 1990 vintages; made also as Riserva in 1986 and 1996. Since 1997 Le Rocche del Falletto, with white or red label, not made in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 vintages; made only as Riserva in the 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2008 vintages. According to the modification of the production disciplinary of Barolo, the wine is sold with the Falletto Riserva Vigna Le Rocche label since 2011 and as Vigna Le Rocche in 2013.