Appellation: Barolo DOCG
Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
Vintage: 2012
Tasting note: This is a garnet red wine with traditional orange hues. The bouquet is typical of the nebbiolo grape presenting spices, licorice, red fruits, as well as savory notes of toasted caramel. The body is well balanced with an interesting meaty texture from well-orchestrated tannins.
Varietal: Chardonnay
Age of vineyards: 35 – 40 years
Alcoholic fermentation: stainless steel at 12-13° C
Malolactic fermentation: None
Maturation: stainless steel on the lees for four months and then two months in the bottle.
Color: Intense pale yellow with greenish reflections, very consistent.
Bouquet: Inevitable pleasure from the intensity of this wine. Fruity and floral at the beginning, pineapple and white flowers, apple and a bit of acacia. After a few minutes the aroma evolves into notes of crusty bread and honey, which come from the maturation on the lees.
Palate: Soft and fresh in the mouth. Pleasingly persistent which allows us to appreciate the bouquet.
Alcohol content: 13% vol.
Serving temperature: 10-12°C
Pairings: Excellent as an aperitif or with light appetizers. During a meal it pairs well with white meats like pheasant, and is perfect with fish dishes such as first courses with crustaceans or main dishes like Mediterranean Sea Bass.
Winemaker: Riccardo Cotarella
Area of production:
Castagnole Monferrato, Montemagno (Piedmont).
Vine training system:
Low trained Guyot system with 7-8 buds on the fruiting cane.
Grape variety:
Ruchè.
Grape harvest:
80% harvested with perfect ripening conditions 20% harvested in overriping directly in the vineyard.
Ageing:
Maturation in steel tanks and subsequently in the bottle positioned horizontally with controlled temperature.
Colour:
Intense ruby red with slight purple reactions in youth, turning garnet after the first few years in the bottle.
Nose:
Intense, persistent, slightly aromatic and fruity with aromas typical of wild berries jam.
Palate:
Warm on the palate, pleasant, rare silkiness.
Vinified at Banfi Piemonte estate cellars in Strevi, this elegant wine is the expression of the Alta Langa project.
GRAPE VARIETIES: Pinot noir (70%) and Chardonnay (30%). All grapes are selected and hand-picked in hilltop Piedmontese vineyards located in the provinces of Cuneo, Asti and Alessandria.
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE: Soft pressing of the grapes is followed by clarification of the must and by fermentation at controlled temperatures. 10% of the cuvée consists of the previous vintage wine, aged in barrique. Fermentation takes place in the bottle according to the Classical Method. Yeast contact is extended for at least 30 months followed by traditional hand riddling (remuage) on pupitres and dégorgement à la glace.
DESCRIPTION
Color: pale gold colour with tiny and persistent perlage.
Bouquet: intense and fragrant with notes of yeast and vanilla.
Taste: on the palate the wine is well balanced with gentle acidity and harmonious with a soft hint of bitterness on finish.
WINEMAKER’S NOTES: Alta Langa is a new Piedmontese DOC appellation. In each bottle of Cuvée Aurora, the current vintage is enriched by the addition of 10% of the previous vintage cuvée aged in oak barrels. The result is very round, rich and long aging sparkling wine.
Roero is a small paradise made up of sandy dunes in yellow ochre clay tones covered with green vineyards, all of which combine to create a magical and enchanted landscape. The vineyard traditions in the Roero territory were the inspiration for this denomination and have their roots set deeply over time. Roero is made from pure Nebbiolo grapes, which reach their apex in Barolo and Barbaresco, and in Roero produce a rare fine and elegant wine which has experienced great success over only a few years’ time.
The vineyard from which it comes is the oldest vineyard of Nebbiolo grapes owned by the company, planted in 1946 by Giovanni Demarie along with his brother when the latter returned from the war. Giovanni, 20 years younger, has known its brother on his return. This vineyard, therefore, still tells the story of two brothers among them unknown and a return home after six years of war and captivity.
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo grapes
Colour: deep carnet with brick-coloured reflections
Scent in perfume: ethereal and intense with hints of violet, raspberries and blackberries, tinged with elegant touches of spice
Flavour: full-bodied wine, harmonious, warm and powerful. Sensations of violet and red fruits with an undertone of the pleasant spiced fragrances of liquorice and cocoa.
Best served at: 18° C. – 65° F.
In traditional local culture, the name Arneis is given to someone who is an extrovert, a bit of a rebel, original but with a certain charm. For this reason we are proud to present this fine white wine from the Roero hills, as it shows all the excellent qualities of its name. The sandy terroir provides this wine with a full intense aroma, and the limestone and clay, its strong body and structure. One of the great white wines of Piedmont, Arneis is the result of a lucky rediscovery, due to the intuition, headstrong passion, and the business capacity of the winegrowers of the Roero region. Within a very short time, this authentic champion of local winemaking has made itself a name in the list of international quality wines.
Variety: 100% Arneis grapes
Colour: brilliant, sunny, bright with shades of straw yellow and green reflections
Scent in perfume: full-bodied, robust and intense, composite and delicate. Floral as well as fruity nuances of broom, camomile, peach and apricot
Flavour: dry, palatable and pleasantly harmonic. Fresh and persistent with a slightly almond aftertaste
Best served at: 8-10° C. – 47-50° F.
Food matches: excellent as an aperitif, it is perfect with hors d’oeuvres, light, vegetable first courses. Ideal also with fish or poultry
Serve at 18°-20°C
GRAPE VARIETY
100% Barbera
AGEING
18 months in oak barrels
ACIDITY
6 gr/l
SUGARS (REDUCERS)
0,3-0,5 gr/lt
ALCOHOL
14,0% Vol
VOLUME
750 ml
TASTING NOTES
Characteristics
Ruby red colour with purple hints. Delicate, alcohol-rich, intense, full and lingering aromas. Complex and well balanced body.
Winemaking
Grapes are selected and hand-picked. Crushing/destemming, long submerged-cap maceration 3 weeks. Fermentation in steel temperature controlled vats at 28°-29°. Maturation in oak barrels.
Country: Italy
Area: Northern – Piedmont
Varietal composition: 100% Nebbiolo
Soil: rocky and abundant minerals of iron which give the tipical reddish colour to the indigenous rock
Climate: typical of the piedmont area, in respect to that of the plain. It permits an even distribution of precipitation between both spring and autumn, and a ventilation of the vineyard supported by almost daily descending” winds brought about by the Alpine bow. In the winter, snow is frequent, which supports the slow process of sedimentation of the soil
Harvest: first part of October
Winemaking: crushed and macerated for about 15 days in stain-less steel tanks at controlled temperature. The wine is aged for 3 years, 2 years in Slovenian oak of different origin and size, then rest in the bottle for 3 months
Wine Description: a deep pomegranate red wine; medium-bodied wine shows good depth in its red fruit. Soft silky tannins, with a good structure and intense mineral fragrance
Serving temperature: 18/20° C
Shelf life: 8-10 years, if correctly stored
Alcohol: 13.5%Vol.
Acidity: 5.9 g/l
Sugar residual: 1.1 g/l
Grape variety: Erbaluce
Alcohol: 12.0 % vol.
Serving temperature: 8° – 10° C
Erbaluce di Caluso is a white grape that flourishes in an area north of the province of Turin. Loose, mineral-rich, morainal soils abound around the magnificent Lago di Viverone. Vines are traditionally trained here to the half-pergola, open on the south side, and they show luxuriant foliage and vigorous growth.
A 16-18°C cultured-yeast fermentation lasts some 10 days, and yields a wine that honours the erbaluce di Caluso grape: the light (luce) of the sun is reflected in its appearance, while the classic varietal touch of grassiness (erba) is evident on the palate.
Description
Colour: Straw yellow with greenish highlights
Bouquet: Appealing and crisply herbaceous, showing rich scents of wildflowers and hay
Palate: Dry, harmonious, marked by citrus fruit and a subtle mineral quality
Grapes: 100% Dolcetto d’Alba.
Winemaking: the grapes are selected from vineyards located in Langhe region with an average of 4500 plants per hectare, with a production of 50 hl/ha. Soil is limestone-clay.
The wine is fermented in stainless steel to preserve Dolcetto’s black cherry, raspberry and blueberry fruit aromas. Malolactic in steel vats.
Aging: Stainless steel.
Description: Purple red colour, the Dolcetto has black cherry, raspberry and hint of blueberries aromas. An unoaked wine, this medium bodied red has soft tannins, moderate acidity and good balance.
Food Pairings: Grilled vegetables and casual dishes such as pizza, deli sandwiches and light pasta dishes.