Red
Lampio
By Col dei Venti, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A Langhe Nebbiolo from vineyards in Neive, with plum and morello cherry aromas and silky tannins.
Tasting notes
Pleasantly complex, with intense aromas of plum and morello cherry; rich and elegant on the palate, with spicy notes and very fine, silky tannins.
Pairs well with
Excellent with roasted meats, game, aged cheeses, and truffle dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Neive
- Soil
- Calcareous-clayey
- Exposure
- South-West
- Harvest
- Second decade of October; hand-harvested in small 15kg crates
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, long fermentation with skin maceration and frequent pump-overs in steel tanks, malolactic fermentation, aged in new barriques for 15 months, 12 of which before the final blend, then a further 6 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dark place, away from heat sources. Suitable for aging.