Colour: garnet-red. Flavours: flowery bouquet and red forest fruit. Violet, humus and spicy notes. Taste: warm and balanced with tannins to convey softness.
GRAPES AND VINEYARD NOTES
Variety: nebbiolo 50%, barbera 50% Training system: guyot pruning system Year of Planting: 1997 Altitude: 210m ASL Orientation: South-South/East Soil: clayey, calcareous with sand Harvest: October
PRODUCTION AREA
Vezza d’Alba, Castagnito.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING
Manual harvest. Destemming and crushing with soft pressing. Fermentation on skins with daily must pumping. 24-month min. ageing 30% in barriques and 70% in large oak barrels and 6-month min. ageing in bottles.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Colour: garnet-red. Flavours: flowery bouquet and red forest fruit. Violet, humus and spicy notes. Taste: warm and balanced with tannins to convey softness. Alcoholic content: 13% Vol. Total acid content: 5.23 gr./lt. Residual sugar: <1 gr./lt. Dry extract: 27.3 gr./lt.
FOOD MATCHING AND SERVICE NOTES
Perfect with first courses, beef with sauces, mature cheese. To pour in large glasses.
