Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Pico Maccario, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, 100% Nebbiolo, aged a minimum of 6 months in steel tanks plus bottle ageing.
Tasting notes
Ruby red color. Fresh bouquet, rich in fruity and floral notes, and strong warm spicy notes. Elegant on the palate, with completeness, good balance and soft, silky tannins.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Soil
- White soil, calcareous/marly with sand veins.
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- Harvested in the last week of September, hand harvested with careful selection directly on the plant.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot
- Vinification
- Careful grape selection followed by gentle crushing/destemming. Vinification in steel at a controlled temperature of 28-32 C. Maceration for about 10 days with frequent punching down and gentle wetting of the cap.
- Serving temperature
- 18 C
- Storage
- Aged minimum 6 months in steel tanks followed by further ageing in bottle before release. Ageing potential 3-5 years. Format: 0.75 l. Closure: technical cork.
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