Rosé
Caterina
By Gaggiano, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
A Coste della Sesia Rosato made with a short cold maceration and four months in steel. First produced in 2019.
Tasting notes
Floral and fragrant.
Pairs well with
Savoury starters and seafood starters.
Technical details
- Style
- Rosé
- Denomination
- Coste della Sesia DOC Rosato
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 80%, Vespolina 10%, Croatina 10%
- Production area
- Lozzolo, Villa del Bosco and Sostegno
- Soil
- Acidic soil of sands and reddish-brown rocks of volcanic origin.
- Exposure
- South-West/South-East
- Harvest
- Late September to early October, picked slightly before full ripeness to keep the balance of acidity and sugar
- Vineyard planting
- Classic Guyot
- Vinification
- Destemming and crushing; cryomaceration of about 2 to 3 hours; quick racking to remove the coarsest lees, then fermentation at low temperature; 4 months in stainless steel; cold stabilisation and filtration before bottling; about 2 months in bottle.
- Storage
- Ageing potential: 3 years.
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