Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Cascina Bongiovanni, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo from three communes, about 0.8 hectares in all, aged about 8 months in barriques. 4,000 bottles, also in 1.5-litre magnum; alcohol 13 to 13.5%.
Tasting notes
Colour: pale red with delicate pink and orange reflections. Aroma: delicate and elegant, with rose, red berries and oriental spices. Palate: elegant and delicate, with a fresh, harmonious finish.
Pairs well with
Substantial starters, first courses with meat sauces, medium-aged cheeses; chilled as an aperitif in summer.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Roddino, Castiglione Falletto and Diano d'Alba (about 0.8 ha)
- Soil
- Clay with a high percentage of silt
- Exposure
- Three vineyards: east, south and west
- Harvest
- Late September
- Vineyard planting
- Low Guyot; average vine age 20-30 years; 4,000 vines per hectare; maximum yield 90 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Destemmed grapes from the three vineyards are vinified together in stainless steel with a short cold maceration of 3-4 days at controlled temperature. Aged about 8 months in 225-litre barriques; neither clarified nor filtered; bottled two years after harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 C; in summer 12-14 C as an aperitif
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