Red
Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore
By F.lli Massucco, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo aged 12 months in large oak barrels; 14% vol.
Tasting notes
Ruby red tending to garnet with age. Pleasant, fragrant, delicate aroma reminiscent of violet. Dry, good body, velvety and aromatic.
Pairs well with
Stuffed pasta, tasty meats, roasts, game, aged and melted cheeses, cold cuts; chicken, rabbit, stew.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Castagnito (CN)
- Soil
- Calcareous-clay with sandy marls, typical of the south-east area of Roero
- Vineyard planting
- Vertical trellis with Guyot pruning, 85 q/ha
- Vinification
- Bunch selection (summer destemming of bunches), crushing and destemming, fermentation in horizontal tanks, bâtonnage in steel tanks; aged 12 months in 3000 l oak barrels.
- Serving temperature
- 20-22 °C
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