White
Rugiada
By Cascina Cà Nova, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
Colline Novaresi Bianco DOC made from 100% Erbaluce, Alto Piemonte's signature white grape; about 12.5% ABV and roughly 2,200 bottles in 2024.
Tasting notes
Bright straw yellow. White flowers, ripe yellow fruit and the variety's characteristic almond note. Fresh on the palate, mineral tones, a classic almond finish and good persistence.
Pairs well with
Fried food, fish, medium aged cheeses and white meats; excellent as an aperitif.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colline Novaresi Bianco DOC
- Grape
- Erbaluce 100%
- Production area
- Bogogno, Alto Piemonte, in the vineyard surrounding the estate's farmhouse and cellar.
- Soil
- Acidic, mineral, clayey soil with deposits of glacial origin.
- Exposure
- South east/south west facing, about 250 m altitude, guyot trained, about 1.5 kg of grapes per plant.
- Harvest
- Last week of September (2024 vintage).
- Vineyard planting
- Planted in 1996.
- Vinification
- Cold macerated on the skins for 24 to 36 hours at 4°C, then pressed off the skins and fermented for 20 days at 15°C; no malolactic fermentation; bottled after 6 months in stainless steel.
- Serving temperature
- 10 to 12°C
- Storage
- Estate recommends drinking within 1 to 3 years of harvest (2024 vintage tech sheet).
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