Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Aurelio Settimo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo from younger vineyards, 13.5% to 14% alcohol, up to 8,000 bottles, not aged in wood and normally ready to drink without further ageing.
Tasting notes
Garnet red with ruby highlights. Delicate varietal nose of violet, red fruit and spices. Intense and robust on the palate, with delicate tannins and a full, rounded structure.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Younger south-east facing vineyards in the same area as the Nebbiolo for Barolo
- Soil
- Sandy limestone
- Exposure
- South-East
- Vineyard planting
- Younger vines; max yield 8,000 kg/ha. Estate vines are 9 to 60 years old, Guyot, 4,500-5,000 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Shorter skin fermentation of 8 to 10 days than Barolo, with frequent cap breaking and pumping over. Malolactic in concrete. 30 months in concrete tanks, no wood, at least 3 months in bottle.
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