The wine of the Langa tradition, produced and aged as my father Pasquale liked to do it, in large barrels. A mainstay of our winery, highly appreciated and ordered by our customers, this wine is a pillar since we started our activity until present.
[Ornella Pelissero]
Vineyard
- Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Exposure: South-west
- Altitude: 300 meters asl | 984 feet
- Soil: marl (clay and limestone)
- Training system: Guyot
- Vine age: 15-20 years
- Vineyard area: 1.5 ha | 3.7-acre
- Planting density: 5000/ha
- Vintage: 2020
Winemaking
- Soft pressing, fermentation with temperature control for 10 days, malolactic fermentation
- Aging: large french oak casks for 12 months
- Bottling period: August
- Bottles number: 8000 / year
- Cases made: 666 / year
- Wine bottle type: Albeisa
- Alcohol content: 14%
Wine notes
- Look: pale ruby with hints of garnet
- Smell: rose, violet, red currant, raspberry, black pepper, tobacco, cocoa
- Taste: it’s mineral, fullbodied, persistent with velvety tannins
Food pairing
- Italian salami
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Lasagna Bolognese
- Beef Stroganoff
- Meatloaf
- Pot roast
- Pulled pork
- Texas-Style BBQ
