
Variety: Nebbiolo
Location: Langhe, IT
Alcohol: 14.5%
Bright ruby red with aromas of red fruits, spicy notes and balsamic hints on the nose. The palate is elegant and balanced with delicate tannins and a long finish. This is a fine, complex, mineral-driven wine.
Spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks. They do not punch down the wines, they prefer to use the traditional steccatura method to keep the cap submerged. This allows for a slower, longer maceration and more depth of flavor. Aged 8 months in Slavonian oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The Roccalini vineyard has plantings going back as far as 1961. It sits at a southwestern exposure on a hill overlooking the Tanaro River at 1,000ft elevation. The soil is a combination of clay and marl. The grapes for this wine come from the youngest plantings. Site is biodynamically farmed by Paolo Veglio himself.