Certified-organic Langhe Nebbiolo from Monforte d’Alba: 100% Nebbiolo, fermented in steel and aged around 10 months in used French oak, showing bright red fruit and fine tannins.
Made from 15 year old Nebbiolo vines with south to southwest exposures at altitudes of 200-450 meters. The grapes undergo a 10 days of maceration on skins in steel tanks before ageing for 10 months in used barrels. The wine is then bottles and left to age for a further 3 months before release. A beautiful Langhe Nebbiolo great with gilled pork chop.
Notes on the producer
Founded in 1982 by Claudio Conterno and Guido Fantino, they cultivate a total of 27 hectares of organic vines, producing approximately 140,000 bottles a year from native varietals Nebbiolo, Barbera & Dolcetto. Sustainability is at the heart of the winery, where they have included geothermal systems, solar and wetlands for their waste. They are completely hands-on starting with a manual harvest and they only ferment with wild yeasts. A sensitive use of oak is s used to preserve the integrity of the wine.
