Red
Roero
By Costa Catterina, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Red Roero from 100% Nebbiolo, aged 36 months in large oak and 6 months in bottle.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with garnet reflections. Intense, delicate nose of berries, raspberry, cherries in spirit, liquorice and spice. Persistent, full-bodied, intense and tannic.
Pairs well with
Red meats, aged cheeses, game.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Roero DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Castellinaldo, Castagnito
- Soil
- Sandy, calcareous
- Exposure
- South; 350 m a.s.l.
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1980; 2,500 vines per hectare; traditional guyot; yield 80 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks for about 1 month, then 36 months in 30 hl large oak barrels, followed by 6 months in bottle. Bottled 3 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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