Castello di Neive Santo Stefano Barbaresco Riserva
Wine Description
The grapes that are destined for this ultra-premium wine come from the highly-respected Santo Stefano vineyard which is known to make some of Piemonte’s finest Nebbiolo wines. As with the other Castello di Neive Barbarescos, this wine is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes, but the grapes used to make this wine represent the finest selection of grapes, picked at optimum ripeness. These grapes are pressed the resulting wine is allowed to age in wooden barrels for 4 years to soften the wine’s tannins and add a layer of spicy complexity to the wine’s opulent floral aromas.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Albesani DOCG
Vineyard name
Santo Stefano
Vineyard size
16.7 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
825 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400
Yield/acre:
2.9 tons
Exposure:
South/southwest
Year vineyard planted:
1963; 1970; 1971; 2001
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
10,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
82 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers, aeration, and delestage
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels and stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
35 HL
Type of oak:
French oak: Allier
Length of aging before bottling:
4 years
Age of Aging Container:
6 years
Length of bottle aging:
1 year
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
26.7 g/L
Residual sugar:
2.7 g/L
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