Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Giuseppe Ellena, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Langhe Nebbiolo from a 1.5 hectare vineyard in La Morra planted in 2005. Aged for 12 months in second-year French barriques and bottled unfiltered.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- La Morra
- Soil
- Calcareous-clayey
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Beginning of October
- Vineyard planting
- 1.5 ha planted in 2005, 280 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Wild yeasts. 7 to 10 days of maceration on the skins with frequent pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation in steel; ageing for 12 months in second-year French barriques. Bottled in summer without filtration, followed by 3 to 6 months of bottle ageing.
- Serving temperature
- 16 C
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