Red
Controcorrente
By Vaira Aurelj, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Nebbiolo Rosé clone bottled outside any denomination, first made in 2019. 13.80% vol, total acidity 5.6 g/L. 3,356 bottles and 50 magnums (2023).
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Vino Rosso
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100% (Rosé clone)
- Soil
- Calcareous, clay
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Hand-picked in 20 kg crates
- Vineyard planting
- 0.50 ha, 390 m above sea level, vines about 24 years old
- Vinification
- Part of the grapes as whole clusters (20% in 2023); indigenous yeasts in open vats with temperature control; very soft pressing of the skins; malolactic fermentation in oak; 9 months in used Slavonian oak tonneaux; no fining, no filtration; SO2 under 70 mg/L
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