Barolo Rüncot Municipality of production: Monforte d'Alba Grape: Nebbiolo First vintage: 1995 Number of bottles produced each year: 7,000 Vineyard area under vine: 1.8 hectares Aspect and height above sea level: south-facing, 300-320 metres Soil type: moderately loose-packed, slightly clayey, limestone-based Vine training system and planting density: Guyot-trained at 4,500 vines per hectare. Average age of productive vines: 10 years Grape yield per hectare at harvest: 45 quintals Harvest period and method: second 10 days of October, manual harvest. The vinification procedure for Barolo Rüncot includes fermentation for 12-15 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with daily pumping over. After completing first alcoholic, then malolactic, fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the wine matures for 28-30 months in new barriques of French oak. Bottling normally takes place in August. The wine then stays in the binning cellar for 18-24 months before release.