# La Cucca (Eugenio Pastoris)

> Red, Canavese Nebbiolo DOC by [Eugenio Pastoris](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/eugenio-pastoris.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/eugenio-pastoris-la-cucca).

- **Producer:** Eugenio Pastoris
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Canavese Nebbiolo DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** La Cucca
- **Production area:** La Cucca vineyard, Roppolo (BI), Piemonte
- **Soil:** Acidic, quartz and mineral-rich
- **Harvest:** 15-16 October (2021 vintage)
- **Vineyard planting:** 40-50 year old vines
- **Vinification:** Destemmed, 3 months maceration, aged in concrete tanks then 1 year in used tonneaux; about three years of ageing in total. Bottled by gravity in August 2024, unfiltered. Total sulphur below 21 mg/L. Organic farming.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Nebbiolo from the La Cucca vineyard in Roppolo (BI), organically farmed. The 2021 described on the site macerated for three months and aged about three years before bottling, unfiltered.

## Tasting notes

This Nebbiolo displays a garnet hue, offering an aromatic bouquet of red cherry, rose petal, and a hint of tar. On the palate, it is structured with firm tannins and a persistent finish of red fruit and earthy undertones.
[Profiles: bold, tannic, aromatic, complex, structured]