La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo

• Denomination: Langhe Nebbiolo DOC

• Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo

• Alcohol content: 14% by vol.

• Average production: 36,000 bottles per year

• Average yield per ha: 2,500 bottles

• Name/location: Starderi, Neive, southern exposure

• Soil type: calcareous

• Average vine age: 19-22 years

• Average altitude: 270 m a.s.l.

• Vineyard size: 15 hectares (33 acres)

• Farming: sustainable, no use of herbicides or pesticides

• Time of harvest: beginning to middle of October

• Winemaking process: alcoholic fermentation for 7-8 days in temperature controlled roto- fermenters, malolactic fermentation in oak 12 months in medium toast, used French oak barrels transfer to stainless steel vats for 2 months before bottling, aging in bottles for another 12 months no filtration, no clarifying