Giovanni Rosso
Giovanni Rosso Langhe Nebbiolo Ester Canale 2021
| Denomination | Langhe DOC |
|---|---|
| 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 25 hl Fontainbleau Forest oak barrel. |
Description
Giovanni Rosso's finest Nebbiolo, from the lands of Vignarionda. Judged "impeccably balanced" by Wine Enthusiast, likened in its character to that of a "rose petal" by James Suckling, Wine Advocate describes it as a “lean and shiny appearance as it pours from the bottle." But the most fitting definitions are not always the most timely, so Gary Walsh writes for The Wine Front "A light touch here, and comes over as graceful, but tactile."
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 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Langhe DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Giovanni Rosso |
| Origin | Vignarionda MGA in Serralunga d’Alba |
| Climate | Altitude: 345-360 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Harvest | The grapes are harvested by hand in October. |
| Wine making | After destemming and soft crushing, the juice is fermented in contact with the skins in a concrete tank for about 25 days, with daily pump-overs and one délestage at half way point. |
| Aging | About 12 months, depending on the vintage in 25 hl Fontainbleau Forest oak barrel. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
