Red
Vispavola
By Colombera & Garella, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
A Vino Rosso from Alto Piemonte's most aromatic native variety, sourced partly from estate vineyards in Masserano and Brusnengo, aged 1 year in steel.
Tasting notes
A bright, youthful red made with Alto Piemonte's most aromatic and spicy variety.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Vino Rosso
- Grape
- 100% native Alto Piemonte variety, described by the estate as typically spicy (not named)
- Production area
- Partly from estate-owned vineyards in the comuni of Masserano and Brusnengo, partly from trusted growers' vineyards, at 350 m altitude.
- Soil
- Acidic-pH soils of volcanic porphyritic sand.
- Exposure
- South-west / south-east
- Vineyard planting
- Classic Guyot training; yield capped at 60 quintals per hectare.
- Vinification
- Grapes selected in the vineyard, destemmed and crushed, classic fermentation without temperature control with pumping-over and delestage, followed by malolactic fermentation. Aged 1 year in steel tanks. Unfiltered. Estimated ageing potential: over 5 years.
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