BOCA DOC 2015
BOCA DOC / Carlone Davide
There are some people who can not sit still and keep to themselves. Full of youthful energy, they like to crack jokes and get everyone to laugh. This Boca reminds us of these characters. It is young, full of energy and easy to like!
As with the other Carlone reds, there is a great concentration of aromas, among them fresh fruit. Youthful flavours, which directly hit the nose, stand out. In the mouth there is already a certain balance between acidity and tannins. Strawberry and blackberry, pomegranate, liquorice, cocoa, violet dominate. Then comes tobacco, which is completed in the finish by rough leather. On the other hand, the oak of the barrels has not yet smoothened the tanninc peaks enough and stands out just as evidently. Intensly tannic and oaky, like many “modern” reds, it seems to have nothing in common with its “brothers" in Boca. Thus we decided to age it in our cellar knowing, that it can become even better. It is good that we leave time to time to perfect all this great potential!
Nebbiolo 75%, Vespolina 25%
Natural fermentation, followed by maceration on the skins for 15-20 days
Soil: volcanic red porphyry, acid pH, in Grignasco, Prato Sesia and Boca
Altitude: 450 m above sea level
Ageing: 30 months in large oak barrels,
Life expectancy: 15+ years