Red
Langhe Nebbiolo
By Rabino, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Langhe Nebbiolo DOC from 100% Nebbiolo planted in 1982, kept in steel. 13% alcohol, about 3,000 bottles; ageing potential 8 years.
Tasting notes
Ruby fading to garnet as it evolves. Small red fruit such as raspberries and wild strawberries, also peach, plum and local flowers. Medium-bodied, with a sweet, enveloping tannin.
Pairs well with
Meat sauces and starters such as knife-cut raw beef.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Canale (CN), Roero
- Soil
- Medium mixture (medio impasto)
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Mid-September, hand-picked into crates
- Vineyard planting
- Vines planted in 1982; eco-sustainable farming
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, then ferments in steel tanks at 28 °C for about 20 days, with délestage; malolactic fermentation follows. Stays in steel for a year and is bottled during the next harvest, in October; at least 6 months in bottle.
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