Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Grape: Nebbiolo 100%
Municipality of production: Monforte d’Alba (CN)
Number of bottles produced each year: 4000
Training system: Guyot counter-espalier
Vineyard exposure and altitude: south and south-east 400 mt. a.s.l.
Type of soil: mainly clayey and calcareous
Age of vines: 15-20 years
Planting density: 4000 plants/ha
Yield/hectare: 70 tonnes/ha
Harvest period: first ten days of October– manual harvest
Wine–making process: alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 12/15 days, with temperature-control and daily pumping over.
Maturing: from 12 to 16 months in barriques
Organoleptic Analysis: The Nebbiolo cultivated in the area of production of the Barolo and coming from the youngest vineyards is worked with care and then refined in wood casks. The product you obtain is a wine with big structure and good personality, very good expression of the Nebbiolo vineyard. The colour is red with garnet red tones, typically soft.
Serving temperature: 18° C