Red
Langhe Rosso
By Valdinera, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Merlot-based Langhe Rosso from the Cà Rusa vineyard, first made in 2006; about 2,000 bottles a year at 14%.
Tasting notes
Deep red. Blackberry and wild plum. Dry, soft, slightly tannic with a clean finish.
Pairs well with
Red meat and game dishes
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Rosso
- Grape
- Merlot 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Cà Rusa
- Production area
- Corneliano d'Alba (CN)
- Soil
- Marine origin, medium mixture, clayey
- Harvest
- Second half of October, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1980; 3.0 ha on a hill at 350 m; Guyot training; 3,500 vines per hectare; yield 40 q/ha
- Vinification
- Destemming, soft pressing, 16 days maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 28 C. A few months in 500 L tonneaux, bottled several months after harvest, then a few months in bottle
- Serving temperature
- 18 C
- Storage
- Lying down in the dark in a dry cellar; ageing potential 8-10 years
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