Denomination: Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Solar exposure: South-West/West
Composition of the soil: very steep, plastic, hardly workable, rich in clay, sand and tuff
Production area: Monforte d’Alba, Novello and Madonna di Como
Harvest: manual, with grape selection at the vineyard.
Harvest time: first week of October.
Grapes per hectare: 7,000
Vinification: in red, with skin maceration in stainless steel tanks.
Fermentation time: must and skins are kept in contact for 7-9 days, punched down daily and finally racked.
Fermentation temperature: variables with peaks of 30°C.
Ageing in cellar: the new wine is kept 3 months in steel tanks and undergoes malolactic fermentation; it is decanted several times, and finally aged in Slavonian oak barrels where it ages 8 to 12 months.
Ageing in bottle: 6 months.
Bottles produced:
- 2,000 bottles of 0.375 L each,
- 15,000 of 0.75 L each,
- 500 magnums of 1.5 L each,
- 100 jeroboams of 3 L each.
Food pairing: excellent matched with red meat, cold meats and mature cheeses.
Serving temperature: 16° – 18°
Alcohol content: range from 13 to 14.50% Alc/Vol depending on the vintage.
