Red mountain wine
Color : Deep red color
Category : Nebbiolo Doc
Vintage : 2022
Profile:
Niche wine. Productionlimited
Year: 2022
Grape variety: Nebbiolo di Dronero (Chatus) plus 20% other local grape varieties.
Geographical location of the grapes: Municipalities of Dronero and Villar San Costanzo (Cuneo).
Characteristics: This wine, obtained from grapes of an ancient local indigenous grape variety, the NEBBIOLO DI DRONERO (CHATUS), can be considered a unique mountain wine.
In Dronero, there are reliable records of this cultivation since the 13th century.
The vineyards of Dronero are personally tended and cultivated by Mauro Vini.
The cultivation system is on trellises, pruning is guyot, with a limited number of buds to limit production in favor of quality. Because we are in a difficult environment, characterized by strong temperature contrasts, old rules are still applied that have been passed down from generation to generation, especially in terms of pruning and tying (the arch is quite accentuated to achieve a kind of forcing) and green pruning, which involves quite drastic pruning. These local cultivars are quite rustic, little prone to cryptogams and resistant to gray mold and rot. Thanks to these characteristics, combined with the relatively dry climate, they require few pesticides, traditionally copper- and sulfur-based. Winemaking is traditional, with long macerations and aging for more than a year in large barrels to refine and blend the characteristics.
Niche wine. Limited production.
Aging: 18 months aging in small barrels (barriques).
In bottle it can even age for 6-7 years
Nose: Taste: fresh and fruity aroma of rose hip and raspberry, austere taste, powerful but elegant, balanced and harmonious.
Gastronomic Combination: Goes with pasta dishes, red meat, cheese dishes , grilled dishes, game, anchovies, bagna cauda and savory dishes
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.
