Red
Capolinea
By De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Nebbiolo from the 0.5 ha Capolinea plot planted in 2010. The producer considers it suited to long ageing.
Tasting notes
Medium-intensity ruby red. Delicate, characteristic scent recalling violet that grows with ageing. Dry to slightly sweet, full-bodied, lightly tannic when young, velvety and harmonious.
Pairs well with
Grilled red and white meats, game dishes, medium-aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Rosso DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Capolinea
- Production area
- Lu Monferrato (AL)
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Late September, early October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot (low), 5,000 vines per hectare, 7,000 kg per hectare, 280 m, 0.5 ha planted in 2010
- Vinification
- Traditional fermentation with continuous pump-overs in steel tanks at 28 to 30 °C, no added yeasts, 10 days, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 6 months in steel with periodic rackings, 12 to 15 months in tonneau and barriques, 12 months in bottle. Bottled after at least 20 months. 3,000 bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C, open the bottle a few hours earlier
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