From: Alba, Piemont, Italy
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Taste: This Nebbiolo d'Alba has a luminous, light red color. It has an elegant bouquet of ripe cherry, black currant, dry rose petals, and a hint of mint. Sweet red cherries, roses, and spices create a juicy wine with plenty of mid-palate fruit and lip-smacking acidity. Youthful, delicious, and extremely friendly, this will surely become a new favorite for Nebbiolo lovers looking for an affordable but high-quality Nebbiolo d’Alba.
Pairing: With its red fruit and spice profile, this charming wine will pair well with everything from mushroom tarts to mushroom risotto or gnocchi and casual fare that includes picnic favorites. Some casual ideas include ham or turkey (or club) sandwiches, empanadas or samosas, popcorn chicken or fried thighs, and thin-crust pizzas. On that note, we’re sharing a party-ready weeknight or weekend pairing for Slow Cooker Pork Tacos with Hoisin and Ginger by Sam Sifton below.
Slow Cooker Pork Tacos With Hoisin and Ginger
By Sam Sifton
About. Many thanks to importer, Skurnik Wines for the following information. The concept is simple, real wines made from some of Italy’s most interesting and extraordinary local grape varieties. These wines remain faithful to the philosophy that Giorgio Rivetti (of La Spinetta) embraces for all of his wines — quality over quantity, always and without exceptions. The wines are personally selected by Giorgio and the producers are small, family-owned vineyards with an expression of genuine character and terroir. This combination ensures that the wines convey their own identity and sense of place, using the same principles in the vineyards and cellars as all Indigenous Selections’ producers do: no chemicals, no herbicides, no pesticides.
This wine. 100% Nebbiolo from 12-year-old vines planted on a southwest exposure in sandy calcareous clay soils mixed with seashells at 980 feet in altitude. Fermented in stainless steel and aged 12 months in medium-toasted used French oak. Then transferred back to stainless steel for 6 months, bottled and rested in bottle for 12 months.
Region: PIEDMONT
Producer: Indigenous
Classification: Nebbiolo D'Alba DOC
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Number of bottles produced: 5,000 cases
Production area: Roero; southwest exposure
Altitude: 980 feet
Age of vines: 12 years
Yield: 4,000 bottles per hectare
Training: Guyot
Vinification: 7-8 days in toto fermenters at controlled temperature. Malolactic fermentation in oak.
Refining: 12 months in medium toasted, French used oak and 6 months in stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content: 14.0%
pH level: 3.6
Acidity: 5.2 g/l
Soil: Sandy and Calcareous clay
Harvest: Beginning to mid-October
Bottling: Aged for 6 months in bottle
Release: Fall
Residual Sugar: 0 g/l
