Red
Bramaterra
By Tenute Sella, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
A Bramaterra first mentioned in a document of 1447, from the estate's parcels in Villa del Bosco, made since 1902.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Bramaterra DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 70%, Croatina 20%, Vespolina 10%
- Production area
- Alto Piemonte, slopes of the Bramaterra estate in Villa del Bosco
- Soil
- Acidic pH soils of red-brown volcanic porphyry sands
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Mid September to mid October
- Vineyard planting
- Hillside, 300-350 m above sea level, classic guyot, average vine age 48 years
- Vinification
- Cooling of the grapes, destemming and crushing, classic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with pumping over and delestage, average maceration 24 days, malolactic fermentation during alcoholic fermentation. 24 months in medium-toast French oak (50 hl casks and barriques). Ageing potential over 20 years. About 12,000 bottles.
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