Red
Gerbole Nebbiolo
By Renato Buganza, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo d'Alba from vines planted between 1945 and 2002, aged 12 months mostly in steel.
Tasting notes
Ruby with violet reflections. Complex aromas of small fruits, blackberry, raspberry and violet.
Pairs well with
Red meats, braised and sauced dishes, fried dishes, aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Gerbole
- Production area
- Alba and Guarene d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Calcareous marl of Tortonian origin
- Exposure
- South-west, 260 m above sea level
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1945 to 2002, 0.56 ha, low guyot on well-sloped hills; yield 50 hl/ha
- Vinification
- Nine days of fermentation with manual punch-downs and délestage. Ages 12 months, 90% in steel and 10% in wood, where malolactic fermentation takes place, then rests three months and spends at least three months in bottle. Alcohol 13.5 to 14%, total acidity 5.0 to 5.5 g/l. Ageing potential over 8 years.
- Serving temperature
- 18 to 20 C
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