G.D. Varja Langhe Nebbiolo Red Wine 750ml

G.D. Varja Langhe Nebbiolo Red Wine is usually harvested between the second half of September and the beginning of October. Picking decisions are individual to each site, and we sometimes opt for multiple passages to respect the diversity of each vine. Fermentation lasts for an average of 15-20 days in vertical vats, and is followed by spontaneous malolactic conversion.

Langhe Nebbiolo is usually aged for 8 to 14 months. It is a wide range, in order to respect the uniqueness of each vintage and patiently wait for the optimal bottling time. Most of the ageing is carried out in stainless-steel vats, with a minor fraction of the wine being matured in neutral oak – but only when needed. – Giuseppe Vaira.

VARIETY: 100% Rhine Riesling.

VINEYARD AND TERROIR: Fossati (Comune di Barolo) and Bricco Bertone (Comune di Sinio).

Langhe Nebbiolo HARVEST AND WINEMAKING:

The Riesling harvest takes place in the first half of September and goes on for about two to three weeks. The harvest, as well as the transport in small crates, are manually carried out to preserve the whole fruit. Gentle pressing and a brief cold settling before fermentation that lasted, in 2018, approximately 20 days.

AGING: In steel tanks until the spring following the harvest.

Langhe Nebbiolo TASTING NOTES:

2018 Langhe DOC Riesling Pétracine displays citrusy aromas and tropical notes of mango and ginger. Hints of jasmine and lavender are enriched by a flinty undertone that complete the bouquet. Palate is bright and citrusy. Notes of elder flowers and slightly candied orange peel are gentle and persistent, with a mineral and sapid component that promises to evolve beautifully.

Langhe Nebbiolo VINTAGE:

2018 was marked by an abundant flowering, a gradual ripening and one of the latest harvests of the decade. Precipitations were exceptional during the entire year, as the dedication of our vineyard team. Such determined work and a meticulous sorting gifted us with healthy grapes, with delicate perfumes and a juice that was pink already upon crushing. This harvest was particularly favorable for the best exposed vineyards, those at high elevation, and the late ripening varietals – but it is giving us great surprises also on the whites and Dolcetto. All the wines are fragrant, deliciously aromatic, with elegant tannins. 2018 reminds 2016 and perhaps even more 2004, and promises to become an elegant and classic vintage.