NEBBIOLO D’ALBA D.O.C. Superiore

Selected grapes from vineyards in the communes of Alba and Diano d'Alba. Exposure: south - south/west. Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo. Soil: Light sandy limestone. Vinification: After a careful manual selection, the grapes are pressed and left to ferment in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of about 30°- 32°C for 30/35 days with a further 20/30 days of submerged cap. After the maceration of the skins, the racking is carried out. Ageing in Slavonian oak barrels for at least 18 months. Refinement in bottle for 24 months. Ageing: 18 months in oak casks and 24 months in bottle. Tasting notes: Not very intense ruby red. Fine, elegant and persistent bouquet with hints of violet, dried flowers, sweet spices, pepper, cloves and liquorice. The taste is pleasantly bitter and fruity, velvety, tidy and precise. Average life of the wine: 15/20 years. Alcohol: 13,5% - 14,5%Vol Serving temperature: 18°C. Food pairing: Red meat on the spit and grill, game, fondue with truffles, agnolotti, white and red meat dishes of the great cuisine with spicy sauces. 
 

The Drocco Luigi farm, also called Cascina Pontepietra, has been synonymous with quality and variety since 1959. Its working methods are rigorous and increasingly marked by the protection of the environment and the healthiness of the wine, through methods
such as organic fertilisation, very limited use of sulphites and the abandonment of herbicides and animal components in the cellar. We are talking about a producer who is always at the forefront, and who began to produce the white wines of the Langhe when very few people there
gave credibility; it was the 80s when Drocco made Arneis and Chardonnay wine, then still without the Controlled Designation of Origin. Pioneer for having added the wine "Alba" to the wide assortment of the cellar, since the birth of this DOC, in 2010:
a careful blend of Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto, the Alba label, dedicated to the grandchildren of Luigi "Giorgia and Enrico", is the future of the company. To date, few other producers can boast of this type of wine...