Red
Nebbiolo
By La Collina degli Amici, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A traditional dry Langhe Nebbiolo with 15 to 17 days on the skins, aged in concrete egg and French oak and bottled unfiltered. Soft tannins and a fruity profile.
Tasting notes
Clear garnet colour. Floral aromas of roses and violets with a touch of oak, which balances the wine. Vibrant fruit of raspberry and strawberry, soft and inviting tannins.
Pairs well with
Cheese and red meats, especially lamb
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Rocchetta Palafea (AT)
- Soil
- Predominantly calcareous marl with clay and sand
- Harvest
- Manual harvest, beginning of October
- Vineyard planting
- Vines 30 to 35 years old, Guyot training; Nebbiolo grapes are bought from an organic grower in the region
- Vinification
- Destemmed, hand-sorted grapes fermented 17 days on the skins in stainless steel, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Aged in concrete egg and in a 1000-litre French oak barrel (2023 sheet: 16 months in total). Bottled without filtration. 14% alcohol, 2,540 bottles (2023).
- Serving temperature
- 15 C (60 F)
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