PRODUCT DETAILS

VINTAGE:          2023

GRAPE VARIETIES:          Nebbiolo

TYPE:          Red Wine

BOTTLE SIZE:          75 cl.

ABV:          14 % Vol.

RESIDUAL SUGAR:        1,6 g/l.

PRACTICES:                       Vegetarian Friendly – Organic Certified – Sustainable Wines

TASTING NOTES

Brilliant ruby red in colour with soft orange notes, it is rich, complex, tannic and pleasant on the nose with hints of raspberry.

PRODUCER PROFILE

The Franco Conterno estate is a family affair. The estate’s oldest vines were planted by Pietro Conterno before he passed the project on to his son Giacomo, who later passed it on to his nephew Franco. Now, the day-to-day operations in the vineyard and winery rest firmly in the hands of Franco’s two sons Andrea and Daniele. The pair spearheaded the transition to organic viticulture and received organic certification in 2015. Andrea’s energy shows in the wines, which are only getting better and better. The yrepresent a well executed and harmonious dichotomy, between tradition and modern thinking and practices.

VINEYARD & VINIFICATION

Anual harvest, with grape selection at the vineyard. Very steep, hardly workable, rich in clay, sand and tuffsoils. Must and skins are kept in contact for 7-9 days, punched down daily and finally racked. Ageing in cellar the new wine is kept 3 months in steel tanks and undergoes malolactic fermentation; it is decanted several times,and finally aged in Slavonian oak barrels where it ages 8 to 12 months. Ageing in bottle: 6 months.