Langhe Nebbiolo Amphorae

In the vineyard

Grape variety: Nebbiolo

Color: Red

Name: D.O.C. Langhe Nebbiolo

Soil: Limestone, blue tufa

Year of planting:19 years

Density: 5.500 plants per hectar

Yield per hectare: 50 quintals

Breeding system: Guyot

Weeding: Mechanical

Harvest: Manual in the last ten days of September/ first ten days of October

Certification: Organic

In the basement

Maceration and fermentation: Natural fermentation in amphora without added yeasts with manual pumping

Filtration and clarification: None

Yeasts: Native

Refinement: 11 months in amphora and 2 months in the bottle

Organoleptic characteristics

At sight it appears garnet red. The nose opens with varietal hints of dried rose, violet and wet earth, which give the wine a spicy aroma. Fine and honeyed in the mouth, the roughness of the grape variety in amphora gives rise to fine and silky tannins, improving roundness.
Tasting temperature: 17°C, aging wine.

Pairings

Red meat, game, octopus.