Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Cantina Stroppiana, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo from Bussia in Monforte d'Alba and Rivalta di La Morra, aged 12 months in French oak tonneaux. About 4,500 bottles a year, 14% alcohol.
Tasting notes
Ruby-red with subtle garnet highlights. The bouquet is complex and elegant, with notes of violet and small fruit and elegant spice undertones. On the palate it is soft and velvety, with a long, persistent finish and well-modelled tannins.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Bussia di Monforte d'Alba and Rivalta di La Morra; elevation 400 metres
- Soil
- Medium consistency soil tending to clay
- Exposure
- Southwest
- Harvest
- First few days of October
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 2000
- Vinification
- The must ferments for about ten days at 30°C, with four to six pumpovers each day. After fermentation the wine is transferred to steel tanks and the lees are discarded by frequent racking. It then rests 12 months in French oak tonneaux, is blended in steel and bottled over the summer.
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