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Wine Information
Grapes: Nebbiolo 100%
Origin & Soil: vineyards in the townships of Monforte, Castiglione Falletto, and Serralunga. The soils from the Tortonian-Messinian period - the so-called “Sant’Agata fossil marls” - are particularly rich in calcareous clays and elements such as magnesium and manganese.
Taste: garnet red in color with ample and complex aromas of violets and berry fruit, full and velvety in flavor and very balanced. Its structure and body make it an ideal match for meat and game dishes and for cheese.
Climate Vintage: We can consider 2008 as a fine with the main components of the grapes in great balance. A year that truly brought with him a few problems, given the climate trends of the spring, but then resumed at large. We obtained the raw materials of high level. The collection, begun in mid-September for a very long period in late October, and there was a decrease in quantity of about 15-20% compared to 2007. The first must show great fragrance and flavor to taste wonderful
Vintage: the selected grape bunches were destemmed and pressed. The fermentation with skin contact lasted a total of fifteen days at maximum temperatures of 30° centigrade (86° Fahrenheit). The malolactic fermentation terminated before the end of the winter. The wine was aged principally in 50 and 75 hectoliter French oak casks, with a small part aged in 60 gallon oak barrels used once previously. A further twelve month period of bottle aging in the Prunotto cellars preceded commercial release.
Alcohol 13.5° vol.
Total acidity: grams per liter
Dry extract: grams per liter
