Red
Nebbiolo d'Alba
By pQlin, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
A Guarene Nebbiolo matured nine months in oak.
Tasting notes
Bright ruby red with mauve reflections. Raspberry, wild strawberry and plum with floral hints of geranium. Full and well rounded, with soft, barely perceptible tannins.
Pairs well with
Hearty dishes, cured meats, roasted or grilled red meats and medium-aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Guarene
- Soil
- Calcareous and clayey
- Exposure
- Southwest
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 4,000 vines/ha, vines 20-30 years old, altitude 280-320 m
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested in crates. Grapes are quickly destemmed and crushed. Maceration and fermentation run spontaneously with natural yeasts in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 28-30 °C. After 20 days the wine is dry racked into steel at 22 °C. Malolactic follows alcoholic fermentation. Matured 9 months in oak barrels, then aged in bottle at a controlled 20 °C.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C, in large glasses
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