Hand-harvested and sorted at the winery after harvest. Fermentation with native yeasts, lasts 18 - 25 days for all wines. Average age of large oak barrels are 6 years old. A declassified Riserva, aged in large, old, oak barrels for 5 years. Aged in bottle for 12 months before release. Age of vines: 60 years.
"The Fantino brothers, Alessandro and Gian Natale, work their magic with grapes from the Dardi section of the famous Bussia cru in Monforte d’Alba. Their old vines, planted in the 1940s, are some of the oldest in the region and produce the perfect raw material to showcase power and longevity, along with subtle hints of leather, iron, tar, and (most famously) roses, for which Nebbiolo is renowned. A Barolo Riserva in all but name, the Laboro Disobedient is fermented and aged entirely in older barrels, a throwback to the legendary Barolos of old." - Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant