White
Langhe Nascetta
By Giuseppe Ellena, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Langhe Nascetta from a half-hectare vineyard in La Morra planted in 2005. Nascetta is a rare native white Langhe variety that was abandoned and rediscovered about ten years ago.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nascetta
- Grape
- Nascetta 100%
- Production area
- La Morra
- Soil
- Calcareous-clayey
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- First half of September
- Vineyard planting
- 0.5 ha planted in 2005, 260 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Cold maceration for 80 to 100 hours, pressing and white vinification at controlled temperature (14 to 16 C) in steel tanks for about 10 days. Ageing on the lees in steel for 6 to 9 months.
- Serving temperature
- 10 to 12 C
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