Red
Ossonella
By Cantina di Tortona, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
Ossonella is a red wine made from Cellerina, a historic Piedmontese grape that Cantina di Tortona was the first to replant and vinify in Piemonte, grown on a single one hectare plot in Tortona.
Tasting notes
Cherry colour tending toward ruby. Surprisingly spicy on the nose, with clear notes of strawberry and raspberry. Medium bodied and elegant on the palate, with smooth, well integrated tannins and a fresh, clean, persistent finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Vino Rosso
- Grape
- Cellerina
- Production area
- Tortona, Villa Romagnano
- Soil
- Tortonian soil, deep, with a sandy skeleton
- Exposure
- Southeast, 300 to 400 m above sea level
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 8 buds per plant, 4,800 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Macerated for 15 days at controlled temperature with 4 delestage cycles, aged 12 months in cement and steel, then 3 months in bottle.
- Storage
- Suited to medium bottle ageing, though its natural freshness and fine tannins also make it enjoyable served lightly chilled, without losing complexity or balance.
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