Red
Orbello
By Tenute Sella, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
A young, versatile Nebbiolo with a focus on drinkability, first made in 1980.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Coste della Sesia DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Alto Piemonte, estate vineyards in Villa del Bosco, Brusnengo and Lessona
- Soil
- Acidic pH soils of kaolin clay
- Exposure
- South-west / south-east
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vineyard planting
- Hillside, 270-350 m above sea level, classic guyot, average vine age 45 years
- Vinification
- Cooling of the grapes, destemming and crushing, classic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with pumping over and delestage, average maceration 20 days, malolactic fermentation during alcoholic fermentation. Aged in medium-toast French oak (50 hl casks and barriques), duration not stated. Ageing potential over 10 years. About 15,000 bottles.
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