Red

Langhe Nebbiolo

By Eraldo Viberti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Eraldo Viberti Langhe Nebbiolo

A Nebbiolo from Santa Maria, La Morra, first made in 2000. About 4,000 bottles are produced, aged 12 months in tonneaux.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Production area
Langhe, Santa Maria, La Morra
Soil
Tufaceous and clay marls
Exposure
East, 350 m a.s.l.
Harvest
Around the last ten days of October, by hand
Vineyard planting
1.5 ha in 3 vineyards (Italian sheet; English PDF says 2 ha); Guyot, 4,200 vines per hectare; vines 20 to 25 years old; grass kept between the rows; about 70 quintals per hectare, about 1.5 kg per vine
Vinification
Stainless steel tanks with temperature control; fermentation at 28-30 C; 10 days of fermentation and maceration; malolactic fermentation; 12 months in tonneaux; only rackings

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