Albugnano DOC Superiore "549" Neuv
Albugnano DOC Superiore "549" Neuv
Characteristics
We called this wine “Neuv”. Number 9 has for us a very deep meaning: it is in fact the last of the figures; for this reason it represents the end of a cycle and indirectly, the opening of a new one.
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Vinification and Aging: 18 months in French barrels and 9 months in bottle
Soil Type: calcareous soil
Altitude and Exposure: 440 m s.l.m. / SSE
Cultivation System: Guyot
Harvest: manual
Vinification
Grapes coming from our Schierano vineyards, the highest of our vineyard plots, of limestone origin. For this wine we select only the best bunches harvested during the period late September–early October. Grape maceration lasts for about 20 days (for the Notturno we are talking about about 12 days).
Aging occurs for the 25% in first passage barrels of French oak for approximately 18 months + 9 months in the bottle as per the internal regulation of the local “Association 549”. There is an interpretative distinction with respect to the Notturno. Here the extraction is deeper and occurs above all through the practice of délestage which intensifies in the number of extraction processes throughout the day.