Michele Chiarlo - Le Orme Barbera d'Asti 2023
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| Management number | 253420296 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$10.00 | Model Number | 253420296 | ||
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Since 1956 Michele Chiarlo has been vinifying the essence of Piedmont, loving and developing wines in the most incredible wine region in the world. They operate on 110 hectares of vineyards between Langhe, Monferrato and Gavi. These crus respect both ecological criteria and the expression of the terroir.
Michele Chiarlo has not abandoned his original philosophy. Rigorous selection of the best grapes from only the most reputable growers in the most favoured vineyard areas and longer aging in oak and then in bottle prior to release were measures he adopted before the DOC laws. Michele Chiarlo is also credited with being one of the first producers to introduce malolactic fermentation to Italy, thereby achieving wines of greater stability, lower acidity and easier accessibility in their youth.
Today, the Michele Chiarlo winemaking facilities consist of the home winery, cellars and bottling facility at Calamandrana; a second facility at Gavi, for the vinification and bottling of the DOCG Gavi wine; and a third facility adjacent to the Cannubi vineyard to accommodate vinify and mature wines from the Barolo zone and its crus. These installations are among Piedmont’s most technologically advanced, allowing Michele Chiarlo wines to be produced according to the quality principles that Chiarlo helped to innovate in the region, which today are commonplace, including soft presses, controlled temperature fermentation to conserve the grapes’ original fragrances and flavors, maceration with rotating sprayers, and temperature and humidity controlled cellars. Each wine type can be given specific treatment to maximize its potential.
From the beginning, Michele Chiarlo has directly managed or personally overseen every aspect in the productions of his wines. Since the early 1990s, his sons, Alberto and Stefano, have also held management roles. Alberto, the elder, directs Marketing and sales; Stefano, an oenologist by profession, manages vineyard operations and collaborates in production in the cellars.
Unlike some winemakers who lavish attention on their top lines and are less careful with entry-level wines, Michele Chiarlo delivers extraordinary value at every price point.
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