Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Cascina Alberta, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A Langhe Nebbiolo made from the young Barbaresco Nebbiolo vines at Treiso, aged 6 months in large Slavonian oak. Organic.
Tasting notes
Intense garnet red with classic violet and rose aromas. Young, austere and intense; sharp, enveloping tannins at first, then sweet and fine, long and persistent.
Pairs well with
Meat main courses, cured meats and hard cheeses; also good with the whole meal
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Treiso (CN)
- Soil
- Limestone with sand
- Exposure
- South, south-west; 350 m above sea level
- Harvest
- October (end of October), by hand in small crates
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; vines 10 to 20 years old, young Barbaresco Nebbiolo vines; yield 65 hl/ha; about 15,000 bottles a year
- Vinification
- Gently pressed; fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature with indigenous yeasts and daily pump-overs for 20 days; 6 months in large Slavonian oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place. 13.5% alcohol.
- Serving temperature
- Slightly cool, if preferred
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