Red

Ciuèt

By Pietro Cassina, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy

Pietro Cassina Ciuèt

A varietal Nebbiolo under the Coste della Sesia DOC, farmed on the Cascina Chignalungo estate and matured close to two years in Austrian and Swiss oak.

Tasting notes

Deep ruby red, tending to orange with age. Very intense nose opening on rose and violet, followed by red fruit and ripe, balanced spice. Dry palate, well-refined tannins, cherries, berries and spice; good structure, harmony and smoothness typical of Nebbiolo from the Lessona area.

Pairs well with

Braised beef in Nebbiolo, roast beef or lamb, stewed venison or wild boar; mushroom risotto and tagliatelle; aged cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano, Gorgonzola and mountain Toma Piemontese; tajarin with truffle, agnolotti del plin, chicken cacciatore, grilled vegetables.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Coste della Sesia DOC Nebbiolo
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Production area
Cascina Chignalungo estate, Municipality of Lessona, land registered as DOC
Soil
Fluvioglacial gravelly-sandy soils, coarse and heterometric, deeply altered and partly loose, topped by loessic silty-clay layers. Acidic (pH 4.5-5.4), rich in manganese and iron, orange, yellow and dark brown in colour.
Exposure
Southeast to southwest
Harvest
Between the last week of September and the first two weeks of October
Vineyard planting
Espalier Guyot training, about 5,000 vines per hectare, 290 m above sea level
Vinification
Grapes are hand-picked in 7-9 kg crates with a further selection in the cellar, thinned more heavily than for the estate's Coste della Sesia Rosso. After sorting on a vibrating table, destemming and soft crushing, they drop into temperature-controlled steel tanks for spontaneous fermentation and 7-10 days of skin maceration below 28°C, with punching down and pumping over about twice a day. The wine matures in 15 hl oval barrels of Austrian and Swiss oak for at least 21 months, then is bottled with further time to age.
Serving temperature
18-20°C, uncork 1-2 hours before serving
Storage
Ageing potential 10-15 years

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