Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Marco Porello, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo from three sandy vineyards in Vezza d'Alba and Canale, aged in oak.
Tasting notes
Light ruby red. Fine nose of wild strawberry and violet, typical of Nebbiolo grown on the sandy soils of the Roero. Good body, fine and elegant, very drinkable.
Pairs well with
First and second courses based on meat
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bastia, Tanone, Camestri
- Production area
- Vezza d'Alba and Canale
- Soil
- Limestone, sandy, 30% slope
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Early October, hand-picked into 20 kg perforated plastic crates
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot trellis with 8-10 buds per fruiting cane; yield 60 quintals of grapes per hectare
- Vinification
- De-stemming and crushing, 10-12 days maceration, fermentation in stainless steel. Matured in oak barrels.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
- Storage
- Over 5 years, bottle lying down
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- Camestrì, Roero Arneis DOCG
- Langhe Favorita, Langhe DOC Favorita
- Langhe Rosato, Langhe DOC Rosato
- Mommiano, Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Moscato d'Asti, Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- Roero Arneis, Roero Arneis DOCG
- San Michele, Roero Riserva DOCG
- Torretta, Roero DOCG