Nebbiolo DOC Colline Novaresi

NEBBIOLO DOC 2009 - Medal Bronze at Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 - London
Nebbiolo DOC is a red grape which produces all great Piedmont wines and in Novara’s hills finds his own ideal microclima.
Wine with a striking personaliy, be able to fascinate, obtained from finest grapes.
As the wine age in our oak cask with a complete natural method, it takes on a characteristic brick-orange hue at the rim of the glass and mature to reveal other aromas and flavours such as violets, tar, wild herbs, cherries, raspberries, truffles, tobacco and prunes.
Decided intense flavour, intense spicy, with hints of white pepper, cinnamon and liquorice, varietal Nebbiolo balanced by notes of wood.
Nebbiolo wines can require year of aging in the bottle to balance the tannins with other characteristics.
Colour: ruby red coloured with
Taste: dry, with a slight note of tannin and lingering taste
Fragrance: fine, elegant and spicy with notes of grape fruit (red fruit jam)
Alcohol: 13 %  vol.
Variety: 100 % Nebbiolo. This wine is made exclusively with Nebbiolo grapes grown in our vineyards with the biodynamic method in harmony with nature and tradition.
Serving temperature: 18/20 ° C
Recommended: best with roasts, red meats, game, strong cheeses.
Curiosity: Nebbiolo is thought to derive its name from the Piemontese word “nebbia” which means “fog”. During harvest, which generally takes place late in October, a deep, intense fog sets into the region where many Nebbiolo vineyards are located.
Perhaps  the name is derived from the Italian word “nobile” that means “noble”