Giuseppe Cortese Langhe Nebbiolo
Wine Description
This wine is made entirely from the noble Nebbiolo variety, grown in vineyards situated in the Langhe hills in southwestern Piedmont. The grapes are crushed and macerated in contact with the skins for fifteen days to ensure greater color extraction. After fermentation, the wine is aged for one year in a combination of new and seasoned large oak barrels.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Rabajà vineyard
Vineyard size
2.5 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
900 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
2.8 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1988-1993
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
10,000
Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
10
Maceration length:
15
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10-11 days
Fermentation temperature:
82-84 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
17-26 hl
Type of oak:
Slavonian
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-Nine years
Length of bottle aging:
3-4 months
Total SO2
83
Analytical Data
Acidity:
6.1 g/L
Alcohol:
14.1 %
Dry extract:
28 g/L
Total SO2
83
Residual sugar:
0.4 g/L
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