Red
Momparone
By Laiolo Davide, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Monferrato Nebbiolo from Castelnuovo Calcea, 13% vol., suited to 6 to 8 years of ageing.
Tasting notes
Clear ruby red, turning garnet with age. Clean and fruity on the nose (fresh red fruit). Soft, broad and persistent, with good structure and firm but silky tannin on the finish.
Pairs well with
Red meats, game and well-aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Castelnuovo Calcea
- Soil
- Calcareous clay marl of marine sedimentary origin
- Exposure
- Mainly east, 260 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Second ten days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Trained on trellis (controspalliera), Guyot pruning; integrated pest management
- Vinification
- In steel tanks, 10 days of maceration on the skins with gentle wetting of the cap at 24-26 °C. Ageing: 6 months in steel tanks and 6 to 8 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18 °C
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