Red
Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore
By Costa Catterina, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore from Roero vineyards, aged 24 months in large oak.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with garnet reflections. Intense, delicate nose of berries, raspberry, cherry and liquorice. Persistent, full-bodied, intense and tannic.
Pairs well with
Red meats, aged cheeses, game.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Castellinaldo, Castagnito
- Soil
- Sandy, calcareous
- Exposure
- North-east, south; 350 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1980; 3,000 vines per hectare; traditional guyot; yield 90 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks for about 1 month, then 24 months in 30 hl large oak barrels and 6 months in bottle. Bottled 2 years after harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
- Storage
- 14% ABV (varies slightly by vintage). Bottle sizes 0.75 l and 3 l.
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