Red
Nebbiolo d'Alba
By F.lli Calorio, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A Nebbiolo d'Alba from Santo Stefano Roero, aged 12 to 18 months in large oak casks.
Tasting notes
Colour: garnet red, not very intense. Nose: fresh and intense, with red fruit. Palate: fresh and pleasant, then silky and tannic, with a persistent finish.
Pairs well with
Savoury first courses, legume soups, red meats and medium-aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Production area
- Santo Stefano Roero
- Soil
- Calcareous, sandy
- Exposure
- South, south-west
- Harvest
- End of September, hand-picked into crates
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, fermented in steel tanks for 10 days with frequent pump-overs and punch-downs. Aged 12 to 18 months in 25 hl oak casks, then further in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20 °C
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- Casette, Roero DOCG
- Dolcetto d'Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Kalipè, Roero Arneis DOCG
- La Corona, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
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