Description
This grape variety is cultivated in the company's vineyards of Cascina Valmenera vineyards. These are called as 'stairway to heaven', as Led Zeppelin sang because the rows are arranged in an amphitheatre shape that seems to rise to the sky.
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Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

Pairings
- Start up year: 1957
- Oenologist: Gianfranco Cordero
- Bottles produced: 90.000
- Hectares: 13
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Name | Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero Nebbiolo d'Alba 2021 |
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Type | Red green still |
Denomination | Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC |
Vintage | 2021 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Vendor | Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero |
Origin | Vezza d'Alba (CN) |
Climate | Altitude: 320 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-West. |
Soil composition | Sandy, limestone. Sandy marls on an ancient seabed. |
Cultivation system | Espalier-Guyot |
Harvest | The grapes are harvested by hand into 20-kg crates. Late September-early October. |
Fermentation | 15 days. |
Wine making | Temperature controlled fermentation for 15 days, then transferred to a tank for malolactic fermentation. |
Aging | Part in barriques which have already been used once, and part in large barrels, for about 8-9 months. Blending in steel for 4-5 months before bottling. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |