Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Fratelli Seghesio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A steel-aged Nebbiolo from selected Castelletto parcels, fresh with present tannins.
Tasting notes
Garnet red. Floral and fruity nose. Fresh and elegant on the palate with fine tannins.
Pairs well with
Meat dishes, cheese
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Monforte d’Alba, Fraz. Castelletto
- Soil
- Marine sedimentary soil of the Lequio formation (Serravallian, about 12 million years old); young, shallow and calcareous, with silt and clay and rich in sand
- Exposure
- North-East, 330-350 m above sea level
- Harvest
- By hand, in October
- Vineyard planting
- 3 hectares, vines 20 years old
- Vinification
- Fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled rotary fermenters at 25-30 C for about 7 to 8 days, then 12 months in steel tanks.
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