Paolo Monti | Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore
Monti

Tasting notes

Nebbiolo grapes 100%.

Brilliant, ruby red background, pleasant to look at.

Freshness that also marks the aromas, red and black fruit: cherry, blackberry and red currant, cinnamon and violet.

Agile, silky and elegant mouth, it stretches over delicate spiciness leaving the palate satisfied.

Red and white meats, but also elaborate first courses. Rack of lamb with potatoes, hare or rabbit with mushrooms.

Service temperature : 16-18 °C

Grapes and winemaking

100% Nebbiolo

Vineyards: Chiese, Monforte, 400 meters above sea level, south exposure; San Martino, Monforte, 420 meters above sea level, south-west exposure

Soil: limestone-sandy, with good amount of clay (20%)

Yield per hectare: 70 quintals

Harvest: by hand, grape selection in the vineyard

Winemaking: 6-day maceration at a maximum temperature of 25 °C

Ageing: 12 months in used wooden barrels and 3 months in stainless steel vats before bottling

Food matching
Tribute to the Langa: knife chopped raw meat, veal with tuna fish sauce, insalata russa, pepper with green sauce and anchovy, cockerel and green beans

Vineyards

This wine is born in the following vineyards: