Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Giacomo Fenocchio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo from 2 ha of 15-year-old vines in Monforte d'Alba, aged a year in steel and large oak, about 9,000 bottles a year. Approx. 13.5-14.5% vol.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with garnet reflections and an intense, fruity bouquet of plum and cherry. Dry with good body and well-balanced tannins, harmonious, with hints of liquorice, rose and tar.
Pairs well with
All types of food, from appetizers to cheeses and red and white meat.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Elveziano with clayey sediments, blue marl and tuff
- Exposure
- East
- Harvest
- Mid October
- Vineyard planting
- 2 ha; vines average 15 years old; hilly zone at around 300 m a.s.l.; 9,000 bottles a year
- Vinification
- Traditional method: fermentation on the skins without added yeasts for around 10 days in stainless steel tanks. Aged six months in stainless steel and six months in large Slavonian oak casks, then matured in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- Around 17 degrees
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