Nebbiolo delle Langhe Roccardo 2022
DOC Langhe, Rocche Costamagna, 750 ml
| Grape variety: | Nebbiolo |
| Producer: | Rocche Costamagna / Alessandro Locatelli |
| Origin: | Italy / Piemont / Langhe |
Description
Intense garnet colour with brilliant hue when young. Intense nose of plum with a fruity elegance. This wine has a bold front palate and a mid palate carried by sweet aromas of blueberry and raspberry with a perfectly controlled oakiness in the background. Soft, round tannins give it a pleasant directness. A well-made and well-bred Nebbiolo.
Attributes
| Origin: | Italy / Piemont / Langhe |
| Grape variety: | Nebbiolo |
| Label: | Vegan |
| Ripening potential: | 2 to 6 years |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Spiced grillades, Fegato alla veneziana, Spicy hard cheese, Wild fowl |
| Vinification: | Pumping over |
| Maturation: | partly in barrique/ Pièces, partly in wooden barrel/foudre |
| Maturation duration: | 12 months |
| Volume: | 14.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Nebbiolo
Proud Piedmontese
It’s the king of Piedmont: the most sought-after wines come from Nebbiolo. It reaches its highest expression in Barolo and Barbaresco. Its acidic, tannin-rich wines in its youth are often unapproachable. With maturity, however, it develops an ethereal bouquet of cherry, liquorice, violet and rose, as well as truffles, tar and forest floor. Nebbiolo takes its name from the Italian “Nebbia”, meaning fog. This not because of the weather in Piedmont, but due to the whitish film on the ripe, red berries. It was first mentioned by this name in the 13th century. Much like the Pinot noir, Nebbiolo can precisely reflect its terroir, but only if it is really pleased with where it is. It likes cool climates and calcareous soils. Attempts have been made to transplant it, for example, to California, but the results were disappointing. It feels most comfortable in the hills of northern Italy.
Italy
Italy – Where wine is a way of life
The Italian wine regions are extremely diverse, and this is made clear in their wines. Established varieties such as Merlot, Syrah, and Sauvignon can be found on just 15 percent of the total vine growing area. The remaining 85 percent is reserved for autochthonous, indigenous varieties. More than 2,000 different grape varieties are grown under diverse conditions and pressed with various techniques into wines that reach the top tier of the international wine market.
