Red
La Cascina
By Roberto Ghio, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo Superiore from the La Cascina vineyard in Bosio, aged about two years in wood and bottle, 13 to 14% alcohol.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo Superiore
- Grape
- Nebbiolo (from the clonal selection of the Consorzio Tutela del Barolo)
- Cru / vineyard
- La Cascina
- 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
- October, hand-picked with selection of the best bunches in the vineyard
- Vineyard planting
- 0.725 ha; organic farming; low Guyot; 60 q/ha
- Vinification
- Skin maceration of about 15 days depending on the vintage; about 2 years of ageing in wood and bottle. Organic wine made with indigenous yeasts.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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