Red
Drác Rosso
By Roberto Ghio, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Ovada Riserva from lightly dried Nibiö grown in the L'Arciprete vineyard, aged about two years in wood and two in bottle, 14.5 to 15.5% alcohol.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Ovada DOC Riserva
- Grape
- Nibiö (old variety of Dolcetto with a red stalk), lightly dried
- Cru / vineyard
- L'Arciprete
- Production area
- Municipality of Bosio, 300 to 400 m above sea level, about 15 km from the sea as the crow flies
- Soil
- White soil known locally as "Dentin", calcareous marl with a good mineral content; steep slopes locally influenced by the nearby Ligurian Sea
- Harvest
- Mid September, hand-picked with selection of the best bunches, placed in wooden crates of about 3 kg
- Vineyard planting
- 1.06 ha; organic farming; low Guyot; 55 q/ha
- Vinification
- Destemming of the dried grapes and skin maceration of about 15 days depending on the vintage; about 2 years in wood and 2 in bottle. Organic wine made with indigenous yeasts.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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