Langhe doc Rosso GIOANINET
Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo
       
     

“To my Grandfather Giovanni,
with affection and admiration”.


This wine is dedicated to my Grandfather
Giovanni, named “GIOANINET”, who planted
his first Vineyard in 1927, in the same place
where today, more than eighty years later,
has grown our new vineyard of Langhe doc Rosso.
       
Location     Neive and Neviglie (CN)
Estate-owned hectares     1,50
Altitude     From 200 to 240m a.s.l.
Sun exposition     South, South-west
Soil     Tortonian soil rich in blue clay 45%, silt 10%, sand 40%.
       
Grown grape-variety     Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo
Plants per hectare     4000 circa
Rearing system     Guyot with 8-9 buds
Grape harvest     By hand in 2 qr. small cases
Yeald per hectare in must     5000 litres
1st year of production     2002
Vinification     Each grape make fermentation separately in wood casks of 25 Hl.
Grapes stay in cask for 12-15 days at average 28°C.
After the wines’ll be transfer in other wood casks of 25 Hl. for the malolactic process.
Then the differents type of wine’ll be blended in a steel tank and after the blend-wine’ll be put in a French oak cask for the final ageing of 16-18 months before bottle-filling.
       
Colour     Bright ruby red with purple reflexes
Bouquet    

Rich in small red fruits, plum confiture, underspirits cherries, with slight hints of vanilla and green pepper.

Taste     On the mouth it’s velvety, full bodied and balanced. His great softy comes from the low acidity together sweet tannins.
Food pairings     Pasta, rice dishes, stuffed white or red meats, aged cheeses, International cousine
Available formats     cl. 75
Alcohol content     From 13 to 14% vol.
Bottles produced per year     10000