Item Number: 6028 UPC: None

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont Sub Region: Piedmont
Appellation/AVA: Bramaterra DOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2008
Grape(s): 70% Nebbiolo / 20% Croatina / 10% Vespolina
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.2
Total Acidity: 5.72
Soil Type: Porphyritic sand of volcanic origins, red brown in color
Elevation: 300 - 350 meters
The classic Bramaterra, produced since more than one century blending Nebbiolo, Croatina and Vespolina, expresses the full-flavoured mineral quality of the porphyry where its grapes grow.

Vintage Notes: A very early bud break (late March) was followed by a very rainy May and unfortunately by several hailstorms. From early May to mid-July in the vineyard of San Sebastiano, but not only there, as many as 6 hailstorms have damaged the shoots and the bunches. The remaining grapes, properly selected (we produced less than one third compared to a normal year) have ripened well, thanks to a sunny and dry month of September, for very aromatic wines, with outstanding tannins.

Location: In Northern Piedmont, on the vined slopes of the Bramaterra Estate in the municipality of Villa del Bosco. Average age of vines is 48 years.

Vinification: Classic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with pump-over and delestage. Average length of maceration is 30 days for the Nebbiolo and the Vespolina, 16 days for the Croatina. Malolactic fermentation takes place in wood, during the following spring. Refinement is for 28 months in Slavonia oak casks of 10 hl.