# Langhe Nebbiolo (Massimo Abbate)

> Red, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo by [Massimo Abbate](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/massimo-abbate.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/massimo-abbate-langhe-nebbiolo-2022-massimo-abbate).

- **Producer:** Massimo Abbate
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Neive
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Harvest:** End of September, beginning of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines 10 years old; 0.27 ha; 240 m above sea level; yield 80 q/ha; Guyot, counter-espalier training
- **Vinification:** After careful hand selection at harvest, the grapes are gently crushed and destemmed. Fermentation and maceration take place in stainless steel tanks for 20 days at 26-28 °C, followed by malolactic fermentation in steel. The wine ages 12 months in French oak tonneaux and barriques, then four months in steel.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A 100% Nebbiolo from a 0.27 ha vineyard in Neive, aged 12 months in French oak and four months in steel.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with slight orange reflections. On the nose, intriguing and compact notes of violet and red fruit, with light balsamic hints.