Red

Pidrin

By Pietro Cassina, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy

Pietro Cassina Pidrin

Pidrin is a Lessona DOC Nebbiolo from the Cascina Chignalungo estate, matured in large Swiss oak barrels for years before bottling.

Tasting notes

Intense ruby red turning toward orange with age. Intense, persistent nose led by violet, with red berries, spice and good minerality. Dry, softly tannic palate, intense and savoury, with an important structure and the natural elegance of Nebbiolo from Lessona.

Pairs well with

Red meats and game such as knife-beaten Fassona, braised or roasted beef and venison; mushroom risotto and tagliatelle; aged cheeses like Parmigiano and Gorgonzola and mountain Toma Piemontese; tajarin with truffle or meat sauce, agnolotti del plin, chicken cacciatore.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Lessona DOC
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Production area
Cascina Chignalungo estate, Municipality of Lessona, land registered as Lessona DOC
Soil
Soil shaped by a mix of clay, sand, limestone and silt, which drains well while still holding the moisture the vines need for freshness, minerality and finesse.
Exposure
Southeast to southwest
Harvest
Generally around the second week 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. 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 is racked and aged in 15-25 hl oval barrels of Swiss oak for about 60 months, then bottled with further ageing in bottle.
Serving temperature
18-20°C, uncork 1-2 hours before serving
Storage
Ageing potential up to 20-30 years

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