Red
La Crotta
By Cantina Delsignore, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
Spanna (Nebbiolo) from Piantesio and Villetto, aged at least 10 months in used tonneaux.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Coste della Sesia DOC Spanna
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100% (Spanna)
- Production area
- Piantesio (30/60 years old, 280/350 m) and Villetto (30 years, 300 m), in Gattinara
- Soil
- Hilly, volcanic origin, porphyry and granite rocks rich in minerals and iron, acidic pH
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 3,500 vines/ha, yield 55 hl/ha, manual harvest with bunch selection
- Vinification
- Destemmed and gently crushed, fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 28 to 30°C, then macerated for 8 to 10 days. Aged at least 10 months in 4 hl oak tonneaux of fourth or fifth passage, then further time in steel and bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C