Red
Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo
By La Piemontina, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Nebbiolo described by the estate as the younger sibling of its Ghemme, aged 18 months in wood, 13% alcohol.
Tasting notes
Ruby red. Intense, persistent nose of raspberry, violet and orange blossom, with red fruit. Dry, with good body and a harmonious finish.
Pairs well with
Roast or grilled meats, white meats, aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Colline Novaresi DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Soil
- Moraine and alluvial
- Exposure
- South to south-east
- Harvest
- Late autumn, when morning fog wraps the vineyard hills
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot Classico; 280 m a.s.l.; Nebbiolo vines: 21 ha; 3,472 vines per hectare; 80 q/ha; average vine age 12 years (oldest planted 1976)
- Vinification
- Alcoholic fermentation of about 10 days in steel at a controlled 26 to 28 °C, then about ten days of maceration on the skins. Aged 18 months in wood and 3 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20 °C
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