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COSTE DELLA SESIA NEBBIOLO DOC – PIETRO CASSINA

Wine made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes

RUBY RED, RATHER INTENSE, WITH A TENDENCY TOWARD ORANGE REFLECTIONS WHEN AGED

VERY INTENSE NOTES, INTRODUCE FLORAL FLAVORS SUCH AS ROSE AND VIOLET, FOLLOWED BY RED FRUITS AND RIPENED TO BALANCED SPICES, SOFT FRAGRANCE.

DRY WINE, WELL REFINED TANNINS, CHERRIES, BERRIES, SPICES.

Good structure, harmony, good smoothness and elegance typical of Nebbiolo wines from the Lessona area.

Appellation:Coste della Sesia Nebbiolo DOC
Grape varieties:Nebbiolo 100%
Characteristics of the vineyards: on the Cascina Chignalungo estate (Municipality of Lessona), facing southeast to southwest, 290 meters above sea level, average 5000 vines per hectare
Soil:coarse and heterometric gravelly-sandy fluvioglacial soils, deeply altered and partly loose, surmounted by loessic, silty-clayey summit levels. Acidic soils (pH 4.5-5.4) with orange, yellow and dark brown color. They are rich in minerals such as manganese and iron, which strongly affect the taste characteristics of the wine.
Harvest:careful and strict manual harvesting of the grapes in the vineyard ,in minute boxes of 7-9 kg capacity and subsequent further selection in the winery, with more thinning than for Coste Sesia Rosso (Cà dei Tass).
Vinification:after careful sorting on a vibrating table,destemming and soft crushing takes place,dropping the grapes into temperature-controlled steel tanks. Start of spontaneous fermentation , and maceration on the skins for 7-10 days at a maximum controlled temperature below 28° celsius,repeating about twice a day punching down and pumping over.
Aging:the wine is racked and matured in oval barrels of 15 Hl capacity (Austrian-Swiss oak ) , for at least 21 months. After ‘bottling, the right amount of time is allowed to elapse for final aging.
Alcohol content:13% vol
Serving temperature:18-20° C uncork the bottle 1-2 hours before its use