Description
Wine denomination: | DOCG |
Grape variety: | made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes |
Region: | Piedmont |
Origin: | vineyards located in Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba |
Altitude: | between 300 m above sea level and 400 m above sea level . |
Soil type: | clayey-calcareous |
Exposure: | south-west, south-east |
Training system: | traditional guyot |
Harvest: | manual, during the first 15 days of October |
Wine-making process: | fermentation within stainless steel barrels, 13-15 days maceration, followed by malolactic fermentation |
Ageing and Maturing: | 3 years of ageing, of which, 2 years in Slovenian oak barrels (25 Hl), 1 year in stainless steel barrels and later in bottle |
Alcohol content: | from 13,50% by vol to 14,50% by vol, depending on the vintage |