Wine Rizieri, Nebbiolo d'Alba, 2015
This Nebbiolo is an excellent reflection of terroir and wine of origin. Apart from expressing familiar Nebbiolo characteristics, the wine also expresses great minerality, balance and the ageability one would expect from a premium Nebbiolo.
Characteristics
Wine Style:
Red - This Nebbiolo is an excellent terroir expression and exhibits rich, intense aroma and layers of flavors.
Tasting Notes:
Bright ruby-red with garnet reflections. Intense nose packed with rosehips, ripe red fruits and marinated cherries. Balsamic and spicy hints, powder, dark chocolate and hazelnut in the background. In the mouth, it is elegant, harmonious with good freshness, velvety tannins and a long finish. Perfect reflection of the variety of origin, it shares bouquet and elegance with the Barolo
Gastronomy:
Perfect combination with roasted or stewed meats. It is the noble compendium for the hand-made tajarin with white truffle of Alba. Excellent with aged cheeses.
Vineyards:
Single vineyard, Sorì del Ricchino, Diano d'Alba (Cn). Soil is calcareous and clayey.
Ageing method:
12 months in French oak and 12 months in bottle.
Winemaking process:
Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature with maceration on the skins of 12-18 days. Malolactic fermentation in oak. Ageing over 12 months in French oak barrels of 25 hl and tonneaux (500 L). Bottling without filtration and rests 12 months before being released on the market.
Interesting notes:
A long-lived wine that can be stored for 7-8 years. We recommend keeping the bottle in a horizontal position, in the dark at a constant temperature.
