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Opera Prima
V.d.T. (Vino da Tavola - Table Wine)
Philosophy:
Opera Prima reflects our winery character, which is very traditional, complex and at the same time fine and elegant. It is a wine resulting from a blend of 2-4 vintages of Nebbiolo grown in Barbaresco. The result is unique: Opera Prima embraces the ever-different greatness of Nebbiolo from this terroir resulting in a wine with an its own history, not connected to the vintages, but with an indissoluble tie to the winery.
Grapes:
100% nebbiolo for Barbaresco
average age of vines: 40 years
mass selection of vines.
Production area:
the grapes assigned to the production of this wine come from vineyards with a Southern, South-Western exposure in Pajè cru. The qualities of marly-calcareous soil in this area in Barbaresco municipality give a great structure and a very complex tannic heritage.
Training System:
low Guyot on hills with good slope.
Yield per Hectare:
50 hectoliters.
Harvest Time:
end of September, October and sometimes first ten days in November.
Vinification:
grapes are hand-picked; soft pressing with destemming. Fermentation in wood casks. Maceration for 70-90 days, so that the autochthonous characteristics of this vine are extracted at maximum.
Aging:
2-6 years in medium-sized French oak casks. Then at least 2 years in bottle. If kept properly it can live 50 years or longer.
Tasting Notes:
garnet-red color. Intense and ethereal nose with a clear aroma of tobacco, wild flowers, spice and “goudron”. Full, round and elegant taste with a great structure, consistent with the olfactory sensations.
Food matching:
great structure and elegance, this wine can be matched with red meat, ripe cheese and pasta. Sometimes it might be served as a “vino da meditazione” (meditation wine).
Bottle sizes:
0.375 liters - 0.750 liters - 1.5 liters
How to serve:
Serving temperature: 18°C
We suggest to open the bottle 2 hours earlier than tasting or to pour it in a decanter.
To be served in a large burgundy glass.
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