- Client: Red Wine
- Services: DOC
- Launch project: http://goo.gl/BxQ9vJ
In Malabaila’s Archive, bunch 69, of the year 1583, we read: “Registro dei possessi del Conte Malabaila per la masseria delli Merli: terra con viti al pendente di Vallaretto di giornate cinque e steri due”.
| Technical notes | |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC |
| Typology | Red wine |
| Grape variety | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Year of planting | 1985 |
| Exposure | South, South-West |
| Vineyard altitude | 200-250 m above sea level |
| Cultivation practices and treatments | Low environmental impact and integrated farming according to EU guidelines |
| Harvest | Manual, into 8 kg boxes |
| Training system | Guyot Double |
| Wine making process | Soft pressing of chosen whole bunches and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel |
| Yield per hectare | 80 q/ha |
| Ageing and maturing | 25 HL barrels for 12-18 months (depending on the vintage) |
| Color | Ruby red with coppery notes |
| Bouquet | Scent of violet, peony, macerated fruit and spices |
| Taste | In the mouth it emerges a vibrant and savory tannin |
| Served with | It goes well with second meat, like rabbit with herbs and boiled |
| Serving temperature | 16-18 °C |