3 UVE LANGHE ROSSO

3 UVE LANGHE ROSSO

Product ID: 1966

Description

VINEYARDS

VARIETALS Nebbiolo 15% Barbera 75% Cabernet S. 10%
RAISING SYSTEM Guyot
ALTITUDE 450 m a.s.l.
ASPECT South
SOIL Calcareous-clayey
YEAR OF PLANTATION Nebbiolo 1970- Barbera 1964 – Cabernet 1982
HECTARS TOTAL 1 ha
YIELDS PER HECTARE 4500 kilograms/hectare (3000 litre/hectare, that is 4000 bottles/hectare)

VINIFICATION

HARVEST Thinning out of the grapes in two phases (3-4 bunches per vine are left). Harvest time: around mid October. Grapes are de-stemmed and crushed
FERMENTATION MACERATION In stainless steel tanks at constant temperature. Each process lasts about 18-20 days. Fermentation completes in barrels. Natural decanting
FINING AND AGEING Secondary fermentation in barrels. Ageing: 24 months in French oak barrels (new oak)

TASTING NOTE

COLOUR Deep Ruby red with purple highlights
BOUQUET Intense bouquet of ripe red fruits typical of Barbera. The ageing in oak barrels of the Cabernet Sauvignon gives it spicy and balsamic notes
TASTE Outstanding structure with sweet and valvety tannins that “mark” the presence of the large structure of Nebbiolo and the typical acidity of Barbera that join the seductive curves of Cabernet
ALCOHOL 14% by vol
LONGEVITY 10 years
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°C. Decant a couble of hours earlier
FOOD MATCHING Excellent with roasted meat (game) and brased veal. Most enjoyable with salami and mature cheese