Red

Sessantadì

By Poderi Vaiot, Roero, Piemonte, Italy

Poderi Vaiot Sessantadì

An easy-drinking Nebbiolo d'Alba from Bricco Morinaldo, aged 12 months in oak and cherry wood.

Tasting notes

Ruby red taking on garnet with age. Fine and intense nose of violets, wild berries and sweet spices. Warm and intense on the palate, good body, fine and well-balanced tannins, elegant and long.

Pairs well with

Cheeses and tasty main courses, red meat and game; also as an aperitif, with freshwater shrimp, fish soup or fresh Grana Padano

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Production area
Montà
Soil
Sandy and clayey
Exposure
South-west
Harvest
October, by hand in crates
Vineyard planting
Planted in 2000; grapes from Bricco Morinaldo
Vinification
Fermented in steel tanks at controlled temperature (20 °C, 15 to 20 days), malolactic fermentation, soft pressing, then 12 months in oak and cherry wood (10 hl vats and barriques) and at least 6 months in bottle.
Storage
Ageing potential about 5 years; 4,000 bottles produced

More from Poderi Vaiot