Red
Costalupi
By Vinchio Vaglio, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero named after Via Alta Luparia, one of the oldest and highest districts of Vinchio, sold in a 3 litre bag in box.
Tasting notes
Intense red colour with purple hues. Delicate aromas of small red fruits with floral hints and light spices; velvety, medium-bodied, balanced and elegant on the palate.
Pairs well with
beef tongue, peppers with tuna and anchovies, stewed snails, filetto baciato, aged cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero
- Grape
- Pinot Nero 100%
- Soil
- Sandy
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- First week of the harvest, after a green harvest, picked in small crates in the early morning.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4000 vines per hectare, altitude 250 m above sea level
- Vinification
- After crushing and destemming, fermentation and maceration in temperature-controlled horizontal tanks for about 5 days, starting at 20 C and rising gradually to 25 C. Aged in stainless steel for about 6 months.
- Serving temperature
- 16 C
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