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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Barbera d’Alba Superiore
Barbera Planted in 2015 Gray Marl, Clay 8 ha in total
Rosso dei Dardi
Varies: Nebbiolo, Freisa, Dolcetto Planted in 2015 Sandy Clay 8 ha in total
Barolo “Cascina Dardi”
Nebbiolo 21 years Sandy Clay 8 ha in total
Vino Rosso “Laboro Disobedient”
Nebbiolo 60 years Sandy Clay 8 ha in total
Barolo Riserva “Cascina Dardi”
Nebbiolo 60 years Sandy Clay 8 ha in total
Barolo Vigne Vecchie “Cascina Dardi”
Nebbiolo 65 years Sandy Clay 8 ha in total
Barolo Chinato
Nebbiolo 21 years Sandy Clay 8 ha in total
Nepas
Nebbiolo 21 years Sandy Clay 8 ha in total
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

• Hand-harvested and sorted at the winery after harvest
• Fermentation with native yeasts
• Fermentation lasts 18 - 25 days for all wines and occurs for most of the wines in open wood casks
• Slavonian oak barrels range in age from 1 to 15 years old

Barbera d’Alba “Cascina Dardi”, Barbera d’Alba “Cascina Dardi” Superiore:
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel tank for 18 months
• Aged in bottle for 3 months before release
• Superiore cannot be released until 12 months after harvest

Rosso dei Dardi:
• Fermented for 15 days in stainless steel tank
• Aged in stainless steel tank for 6 months
• All vintages prior to 2015 are 100% Nebbiolo
• 2016 Blend: 90% Nebbiolo, 5% Freisa, 5% Dolcetto
• 2017 Blend: 60% Nebbiolo, 40% Freisa and Dolcetto
• 2018—present: 100% Nebbiolo

Barolo “Cascina Dardi”:
• Fermented for 25 to 30 days in stainless steel tank
• Aged in large, Slavonian oak barrels for 4 years
• Aged in bottle for 6 months before release

Vino Rosso “Laboro Disobedient”:
• Fermented for 25 to 30 days in Slavonian oak
• A declassified Riserva, aged in large, old, Slavonian oak barrels for five and a half years
• Aged in bottle for 12 months before release

Barolo Riserva “Cascina Dardi”:
• Fermented for 30 to 35 days in stainless steel tank
• Aged in large, Slavonian oak barrels for 5 years
• Aged in bottle for 12 months before release

Barolo Vigne Vecchie “Cascina Dardi” :
• Fermented for 25 to 30 days in stainless steel tank
• Aged in large, Slavonian oak barrels for 38 to 40 months after fermentation (2 years in large, older barrels, 1 year in 2- to 3-year-old barriques)
• After barrel aging, aged in bottle until domaine decides to release wine
• Maximum of 250 cases produced per vintage
• 2013 was final vintage produced of this wine

Barolo Chinato:
• Aged in large, Slavonian oak barrels for 4 years
• After aging, fortified and blended with the family’s recipe of spices: China Calissaio, Bergamotto, Arancio, Mandrino, Vanilia, Cannella, Genziana, Chiudi di Garofano, Cardomomo, Assenzio (absinthe)
• Then aged in stainless steel tanks for 6 months
• Aged in bottle for 3 months before release

Nepas:
• A Nebbiolo passito wine
• Harvested early to retain acidity and dried on straw mats
• Pressed in late December and fermented dry
• Aged in barriques for 6 years
• Aged in bottle for 24 months before release

MISCELLANEA

Vino Rosso “Laboro Disobedient”:
The 2005 Laboro Disubbidiente was originally meant to be the Fantino’s 2005 Barolo Riserva, but bureaucratic red-tape and a series of miscommunications led to the Fantino brothers missing the deadline to have their wine certified as “Riserva.” “Laboro”, an anagram from Barolo, pays homage the hard work the brothers put into making the wine. “Disubbidiente” means disobedient, referencing the brothers’ act of rebellion against the Barolo appellation authorities by releasing the wine on their own terms under a new name. The label was design by Sergio Staino, an Italian comics artist and writer. Following the success of the 2005 vintage, the Fantino brothers decided to continue producing wine in the tradition style of the original “Disobedient” beginning with the 2010 vintage.

General Information

Country
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Appellation(s)
Barolo, Barbera d’Alba, Barolo Chinato
Producer
Alessandro & Gian Natale Fantino
Founded
1988
Annual Production
3,800 cases
Farming
Sustainable
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