Red
Vigna Valmaggiore
By Giovanni Sordo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Nebbiolo d'Alba from Valmaggiore in Roero, 9 months in large Slavonian oak.
Tasting notes
Red garnet colour with orangey nuances that become more marked with age; delicate, ethereal, intense, full and lingering aromas; warm, full, complex, dry and harmonious. Its austerity comes with sweet, complex tannins.
Pairs well with
Rice, vegetable soup, pasta and braised meat or game; ripe cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Valmaggiore
- Production area
- Roero; 280-330 m
- Soil
- Compact and deep bluish grey calcareous marls
- Exposure
- South, South-West
- Vineyard planting
- Upwards-trained vertical trellis with traditional Guyot pruning; vines 30 years old; 4,000 plants per hectare; yield 80 q/ha
- Vinification
- Crushing and destemming, 10-day submerged-cap maceration (depending on the vintage), stainless steel at 30°C; 6 months in stainless steel; 9 months in large Slavonian oak barrels. 13.5% vol.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20°C
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