# Cianin da Stiva (Mario Costa)

> Red, Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore DOC by [Mario Costa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/mario-costa.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/mario-costa-cianin-da-stiva).

- **Producer:** Mario Costa
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Canale, Roero, 320 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** Sandy, with a strong siliceous component (producer text)
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** By hand, mid October
- **Vineyard planting:** Counter-espalier (controspalliera) training, Guyot pruning
- **Vinification:** Soft destemming, fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeasts at controlled temperature and 15 days of maceration on the skins with frequent pump-overs and délestage. Ages 24 months in 10 hl Slavonian oak casks, then 6 months in bottle laid down.
- **Serving temperature:** Room temperature
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

The Superiore line Nebbiolo d'Alba from Canale, aged 24 months in large Slavonian oak casks and 6 months in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Structured, harmonious and persistent, gently tannic with notes of vanilla. Intense ruby red. Aromas of blackcurrant, strawberry and raspberry.

## Food pairings

First courses with meat sauces, mushroom dishes, medium-aged cheeses, poultry, rabbit and game.