Giovanni Rosso
Langhe Nebbiolo Ester Canale Rosso 2022
| Denomination | DOC Langhe Nebbiolo |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | About 12 months depending on the vintage in 25hl oak barrels from the Fontainbleau forest. |
Description
Still red Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, 14% ABV, produced by Giovanni Rosso. 100% Nebbiolo blend. 0.75L bottle, 2022 vintage. A Nebbiolo from the Serralunga d'Alba vineyards, in the heart of Piedmont. The grapes are hand-harvested in October and vinified with maceration in concrete vats for approximately 25 days. Aged for approximately 12 months in 25hl oak barrels from the Fontainebleau forest. A wine with an intense and penetrating bouquet, with hints of dog rose, blackberry, wild strawberry, peach, and sweet spices.
Awards
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2022
3This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2022
94/100
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Tasting notes
Perfume
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1960
- Oenologist: Davide Rosso
- Bottles produced: 55.000
- Hectares: 9
Giovanni's son, Davide, studied Oenology and gained invaluable experience in France. In 2001 Davide, then 27 years old, took charge of the vinification & affinamento/elevage of the wines with one goal in mind: "Wine should be a perfect copy of its terroir"... in this case from the slopes of Serralunga d'Alba, among the finest soils in the world.
The Giovanni Rosso cantina (winery) is located in the hamlet of Baudana, just a couple of kilometres north of Serralunga d'Alba village. A traditional family cascina, or farmhouse, it houses the fermentation, ageing, bottling and labeling facilities as well as the offices.
Davide Rosso has been looking for many years for a new terroir where he could face a new challenge himself. The side-project was officially born in May 2016 with the purchase of the Etna estate near the village Solicchiata of Castiglione di Sicilia. The farm rises a few kilometers before Passopisciaro down to Montedolce, a small inactive crater that gives the name to the Contrada. We are in the northeast side of the volcano, a perfectly suited area for the production of red wines. The new holdings extend for fourteen hectares in one single plot among which just something more than six hectares are dedicated to viticulture: 1.2 ha for the whites and 5.5 ha for the reds (Carricante and Nerello Mascalese with small percentages of other local grape varieties, as the tradition requires). The training system has been renamed as "candelabro". Read more
| Name | Giovanni Rosso Langhe Nebbiolo Ester Canale Rosso 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Langhe DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Giovanni Rosso |
| Origin | MGA Vignarionda in Serralunga d'Alba |
| Climate | Altitude: 325-360 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Harvest | The grapes are hand-picked in October. |
| Wine making | After soft crushing, the must ferments in contact with the skins in cement vats for about 25 days, with daily pumping over and a délestage halfway through. |
| Aging | About 12 months depending on the vintage in 25hl oak barrels from the Fontainbleau forest. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |