Red
Ariafina
By Cantina Delsignore, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
Youthful Coste della Sesia Nebbiolo from Lurghe and Villetto, with a short maceration and only four months in used oak.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Coste della Sesia DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100% (locally called Spanna)
- Production area
- Lurghe and Villetto, in Gattinara, 300/370 m
- Soil
- Volcanic origin, rocky with a prevalence of oxides and granites, rich in minerals especially iron, acidic pH
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 3,500 vines/ha, yield 45 hl/ha, manual harvest with bunch selection
- Vinification
- Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 28 to 30°C with a short maceration. Aged at least 4 months in used French oak tonneaux, then in stainless steel.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C