We tried the Anselma Barolo 2009 at the private tasting hosted by Langhe Vini Italy at the famous La Mole Antonelliana the night before the two-day Grandi Langhe 2023 event commenced. We fell in love with their Barolo and so we had to pay them a visit at the event. We went over to visit their booth twice as once is not enough because there were also others who were waiting in line to have a taste of their famous vintages.
What’s interesting is that on the back label of each bottle, you will see the year of its release from the winery. It is handwritten so this means that there is careful inspection and quality control involved. They produce 4,000 – 8,000 bottles on average, using a combination of grapes from three different communes: Monforte, Barolo, and Serralunga.
While this style is what makes their wines unique, it gives strong tannins to the wines to boot; which is the main characteristic of the wines they produce. A unique wine profile that they have maintained since they started producing their Barolos back in 1993. This year, they are releasing a special Famiglia Anselma Borolo 3-bottle box as their way of telling their story spanning 30 years. The box will include vintages 1993, 2003, and 2013.
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According to Dr. Maurizio Anselma, “We only use natural yeast and a separate vinification through long maceration of up to 90 days.” They use Slavonian oak barrels to keep the wine for a minimum of 2 years and another 2 and a half years in the bottle.
“We even keep some bottles and release them at a later date. And as for pairing, it goes with any food with no sweet sauce. We discovered in our family kitchen that it goes well with fried anchovies with cheese.”, Dr. Anselma added.
Famiglia Anselma Barolo
Castello della Volta 3, 12060 Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
Contact: +39 0173 560511; info@anselma.it
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