Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 2002
- Oenologist: Nino Falcone
- Bottles produced: 650.000
- Hectares: 130
In the mid-1980s, the Morando family began expanding their property by purchasing land in adjacent territories and planting it with new grapevines, prevalently Ruchè; they continue to grow their landholdings. Today, a continuous stretch of vineyard-covered land encircles the winery. The vineyards are planted entirely on hillsides, giving the vines different expositions and soil, from clay to limestone.
A unique aspect that has always distinguished Montalbera in the Piedmontese winemaking landscape is that the winery sits astride two of the region’s most important winemaking zones: the Monferrato and the Langhe. Read more
| Name | Montalbera Nebbiolo Il Don 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Monferrato DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Montalbera |
| Origin | Castagnole Monferrato, Montemagno (Piedmont) |
| Cultivation system | Low trained Guyot system with 8-9 buds on the fruiting cane. |
| Wine making | Traditional red method. |
| Aging | in steel tanks and, partly, in French oak barrels; subsequently in the bottle positioned horizontally at a controlled temperature. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

