Rosé
La Gemella Rosata
By Giovanni Viberti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Nebbiolo rosé from high-altitude calcareous-clay soils, first made in 2017 and the first Viberti wine closed with a Stelvin cap. Ageing potential 1-2 years.
Tasting notes
Provencal pink. Grapefruit, rose and raspberry. Wild rose, crisp red fruit and marked minerality on the nose; dry and crystalline on the palate with wild berries and pink grapefruit and a tense finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Rosé
- Denomination
- Vino Rosato
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Barolo, Vergne
- Soil
- Calcareous-clay soils at high altitude
- Vinification
- Most suitable parcels selected for early harvest to keep alcohol balanced. Hand harvest in 20 kg crates, 90% destemmed and 10% with stems. Soft pressing without oxygen, cooled with dry ice. Racking, then cold fermentation (10-12 C) with selected yeasts for up to one month. No malolactic fermentation. Aged 3-4 months in steel before bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 12 C
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