# Gepù (Ressia)

> Red, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC by [Ressia](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ressia.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ressia-gepu).

- **Producer:** Ressia
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Canova
- **Production area:** Neive, Canova, 380 m a.s.l., south exposure, 4300 vines/ha, Guyot
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** End of September to early October, hand-picked in perforated crates, depending on phenolic ripeness and climatic conditions
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines planted 2000, 1958, 1970, 2025; density 4300 vines/ha; Guyot training
- **Vinification:** Soft pressing, classic alcoholic fermentation in steel at 30-32 degrees; maceration 10-12 days with daily pumping over; three months with lees kept in motion for mannoprotein extraction and malolactic fermentation; racked into 10 hl French Allier oak casks with Slavonian oak heads and 1500 liter Slavonian oak barrels and 500 liter French oak tonneaux for 26 months; barrel selection made before a pre-bottling steel phase and further bottle refinement.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

A Langhe Nebbiolo DOC from a barrel selection on the Cru Canova, aged 26 months in oak, with an annual production of about 4000 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Bright, lively garnet. Great personality of aromas, fruit in alcohol and spice with classic mineral nuances, great freshness. Rich, full and round palate with elegant, fine tannins and a slight acidic note.

## Food pairings

Red meats, game