Davide Carlone Vespolina Colline Novaresi 2020
$29.99
Davide Carlone Vespolina Colline Novaresi 2020
For the varietal bottling of Vespolina, it is aged only in stainless steel, so Davide works against the tannins using an extended fermentation because the stainless steel offers very little assistance with tannin polymerization (softening). He has only 0.6 hectares but is planting more which will increase his total surface area of around one hctare (2021).
Vespolina is often done with short fermentations resulting in wines with lighter tannins, but Davide does the opposite when needed. He prefers longer fermentations to allow the wine to move past its primary fruitiness which also helps the tannins to polymerize further with the extended skin and seed time in contact with more oxygen through the extended fermentation/maceration times.
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Davide Carlone Vespolina Colline Novaresi 2020
Vespolina is a fascinating grape with a bright future. One of the genetic parents of Nebbiolo, Vespolina is a better performer in drier, well-drained soils (the sand and gravel of Boca are its friends), has bright acidity, usually 1-2g/L higher than Nebbiolo, a lower pH, and a beautifully original and noble aroma of white pepper (due to the rotundone molecule, the same found in Syrah or Grüner Veltliner, and in white and black pepper).
Winery: Azienda Agricola Davide Carlone
Variety: Vespolina
Farming: Practicing organic
Soils: Volcanic
Year Vines Were Planted: Around 1935
Yeast: Native
Maturation: 18 months in stainless steel, two months in bottle
Alcohol: 13%
| Weight | 4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 12 in |
| Type | Wine |
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| Winery/Vintner | Davide Carlone |
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