Rosé

Roise

By La Piemontina, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy

La Piemontina Roise

A still Nebbiolo rosé named after an old local name for Monte Rosa, 12.5% alcohol.

Tasting notes

Light cerasuolo pink. Intense floral nose of spring rose and violet, with shades of strawberry and peach. Fresh and aromatic, with a lingering fruity aftertaste.

Pairs well with

Aperitif, starters and summer first courses, fish menus

Technical details

Style
Rosé
Denomination
Colline Novaresi DOC Rosato
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
Fermentation in steel at a controlled 18 °C, partial malolactic fermentation in steel with indigenous microflora. Aged 4 months in steel and 3 months in bottle.
Serving temperature
8 to 10 °C

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