Tenuta Rocca Nebbiolo d'Alba "Vigna Sori Ornati" DOC
Excellently exposed vineyard, (south/south-west) on the steep and airy hill overhanging the wine cellar of the estate.
Vinification: During the ripening of the grapes we thin out the bunches to optimize the yield and then hand-select them before they undergo soft crushing. Selected yeast that respect the fragrant aroma of the wine is added to the must. At the end of temperature-controlled fermentation, the wine is drawn off and racked. The wine is then placed in Slavonian oak casks where it is finished and matured for at least a year. The wine is finally ready for bottling and refinement in bottle.
Visual aspects: Brilliant, garnet red of good intensity.
Olfactory aspects: Ethereal, intense, floral (violet), fruity (plum and raspberry). Subsequently emerging spicy note.
Taste aspects: Dry, warm, fullbodied, suitably tannic, soft and balanced, of notable freshness and character.
Serving temperature: 61/65° F - 16/18° C.
Longevity/Method of storage: At least 10/12 years if stored correctly, far from light in a dry and constant temperature, in the same horizontal position as when it arrives in its case until the moment of consumption.
Grape variety: Nebbiolo
Region of production: Alba DOC, Piedmont
Alcohol:14%
Case quantity:6
Current vintage: 2006