White

Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato

By Rossello, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Rossello Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato

A dry Cortese white, aged three months in steel and bottled with a light almond note.

Tasting notes

Straw yellow with delicate scents of berries. Dry, pleasantly almondy taste with good acidity.

Technical details

Style
White
Denomination
Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC
Grape
Cortese
Soil
Medium-textured, tending to sand
Harvest
Early September
Vineyard planting
Trellised vines trained to Guyot, 2.40 m x 0.80 m spacing, vines 20 years old, yield 90 q/ha, 150 m above sea level, 2,500 thermal-sum hours
Vinification
Destemming and pressing with fermentation under oxygen control; 3 months in steel. Alcohol 12.5%.
Serving temperature
8 - 10 °C

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