Red
Langhe Nebbiolo Arcaplà
By Costa di Bussia, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Nebbiolo from estate grapes, produced from the 2014 vintage; it takes its name from the earlier Langhe Rosso Arcaplà.
Tasting notes
Delicate ruby red; rose and cherry jam on the nose, with vanilla and spice and notes of redcurrant. Dry and warm, with sweet, velvety tannins and a silky finish.
Pairs well with
Baked pasta, roasts, grilled meats, aged and spicy cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Bussia, Tenuta Arnulfo
- Soil
- Vines on a clay-marl terrain with sandstone components that add complexity and create important soil differences.
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- Harvest is by hand; it usually starts in September with Chardonnay, then Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo in autumn.
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 2002 to 2007
- Vinification
- Aged in small French oak barrels (short passage in wood).
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- Campo dei Buoi, Barolo DOCG
- Campo del Gatto, Barbera d’Alba DOC
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- Langhe Chardonnay, Langhe DOC Chardonnay
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