NEBBIOLO D’ALBA D.O.C. CAPLAVUR

FIRST VINTAGE: 1996

It is the historic Nebbiolo of the company. This wine, along with Arneis and Barbera, were the first labels to see the light in the company. The Nebbiolo, renamed CAPLAVUR (masterpiece) since 2010, now ages for 24 months in large barrels. It undergoes a gentle aging process that allows the primary aromas of Nebbiolo to be perceived while simultaneously softening and mellowing the tannins.

GRAPE VARIETAL: Nebbiolo 100%

PRODUCTION AREA: Castellinaldo d’Alba – Roero

SOIL: sandy (69%) silt (28%) and clay (3%)

EXPOSURE/ ALTITUDE: south / 280 m

GROWING/PRUNING: vertical trellis / Guyot

DENSITY: 5,000 vines per hectare

YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 hl

HARVEST: manually, end of September / half october

VINIFICATION: 15 days skin contact with delestages and pressing; fermentation in controlled temperature stainless steel; maximum regime 28° C

AGEING: 24 months in large oack barrels, 6 months in the bottle

BOTTLES PER YEAR: 7,000

SERVE WITH: traditional piedmontese meat diches and medium-aged cheese SIZE: 0,75 L - 1,5 L - 3 L - 5 L