Red
Bramaterra
By Le Pianelle, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's flagship red, Nebbiolo-based with Croatina and Vespolina, hand-harvested and aged in oak and in bottle before release.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Bramaterra DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 80%, Croatina 10%, Vespolina 10%
- Production area
- Brusnengo, Roasio, Lessona (Alto Piemonte)
- Soil
- Acidic soil (pH 4.4 to 4.6) of volcanic-origin porphyry sand, red/orange in colour.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked; 28 and 30 September (2020 tech sheet)
- Vinification
- Each grape variety and vineyard is processed separately. Maceration and fermentation in open Grenier oak vats, then 18 months in 15 hl oak casks (tech sheet 2020; the web page says a mix of used barriques and large Stockinger barrels), then about 24 months in bottle before release. 2020: 3,741 bottles, 91 magnums, 17 jeroboams; 14.13% alcohol, total acidity 6.00 g/l.
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