wines
Langhe DOC Nascetta
Description
This semi-aromatic vine variety is a pleasant discovery for those who taste it. The important structure and the acidity levels provide the wine with a great aging capability assuring a long lasting and dynamic aromatic evolution both for taste and body.
Characteristics
Thanks to research made in the last decade, it has already been discovered that in the 1800 this vine variety was renowned for its wholesome goodness. Quoted in the municipal documents related to farming in Alba and Mondovì, it was mainly used as a blending wine. In order to understand the origin of its name, it is necessary to recall some important steps, starting from 1877, when Di Rovasenda defined it as “‘Anascetta’, a very delicate grape and an exquisite wine” in the essay entitled “Saggio di un’ampelografia universale” which can still be found in the library of Dipartimento di Colture arboree of the Turin University. Later, in 1895, Fantini also presented it as a grape boasting a “fineness equal to Moscato”, while the ampelograph Giovanni Gagna coined its name, quoting it as a “great wine for vinification, used together with white Moscato and Favorita”.
Technical Sheet
APPELLATION Langhe DOC Nascetta
GRAPES 100% Nascetta
ALCOOL(%VOL) 13%
COLOUR Straw Yellow
SIZES AVAILABLE 0,75L
CULTIVATION AREA Langhe Area
SOIL Clayey – Calcareous
VINIFICATION
Skin contact period: Vinification with skin contact for 24 hours at low temperature (5 °C)
Fermentation period: 10 days in steel tansk at low temperature
Ageing: 3 months in oak casks
Yeasts: selected yeasts
TASTING SUGGESTION BY VALTER BOSIO
Tasting impression: Its bouquet is deep and rich, fruity, of a great intensity and persistence. Tasting notes: full-bodied, very persistent and long aftertaste.
Tasting temperature: 8°C
Meal coupling: An ideal aperitif wine, great with fresh starters and seafood
