Red
Nebbiolo d'Alba
By Bricco dei Guazzi, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
An elegant Nebbiolo from the Alba area aged 12 months in French oak. Alcohol 13.5% on the 2021 tech sheet, first vintage 2019, drinks well for 8-10 years.
Tasting notes
Pale ruby red with slight garnet reflections. Complex nose of cherries in spirit and blackberry with spice, roasting and cocoa powder. Lean on the palate, with elegant, persuasive tannins.
Pairs well with
Piedmontese boiled meats, medium-aged cheeses such as Castelmagno, and first courses with meat sauce, perhaps a beef ragu from the best Piedmontese breeds.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Castiglione Falletto (tech sheet); the website page says Roero. Medium-altitude hills, about 280 m above sea level
- Soil
- Marine-origin sedimentary rock
- Vineyard planting
- Counter-trellis with Guyot pruning, 4,000 vines per hectare, yield about 70 q/ha
- Vinification
- After crushing and destemming the skins stay in contact with the liquid for about 15 days at 28-30 C in steel tanks, with pumping over. Malolactic fermentation follows, then 12 months in French oak barriques.
More from Bricco dei Guazzi
- Albarossa, Piemonte DOC
- Barbera d'Asti, Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Barolo, Barolo DOCG
- Gavi di Gavi, Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
- Moscato d'Asti, Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Presidenta, Monferrato DOC
- Rosato, Monferrato DOC