Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Franco Boasso - Gabutti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Langhe Nebbiolo from a vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, aged about six months in large barrels.
Tasting notes
Red with garnet reflections. Heady, classic, fresh, slightly tannic Nebbiolo nose. Enveloping and full-bodied, with woody notes.
Pairs well with
Pasta dishes, meat dishes and cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Serralunga d'Alba
- Soil
- Clayey (page); calcareous (tech sheet)
- Exposure
- East (page); west (tech sheet)
- Harvest
- Mid-October per page (September-October per tech sheet); yield 100 quintals per hectare
- Vineyard planting
- 0.5 ha per page (0.25 ha per tech sheet), planted 2005; about 4,000 vines per hectare, 2.60 x 0.90 m, Guyot; altitude 350 m
- Vinification
- Fermentation in steel at 28 C with frequent pumping over for 12-15 days; aged 6 months in 20-25 hl barrels, then steel. About 2,500 bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 C
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