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Location: Albaretto Torre (CN)
Hectares (estate-owned): 2.7
Altitude: 630m a.s.l.
Facing: south
Soil: 12% clay, 31% silt, 57% sand; pH 7.9
Year of planting: 1995
Grape-variety: 100% Riesling Renano
Stock: SO4, Kober 5BB, 420 A
Plants per hectare: 4300
Buds per hectare: 36000
1st year of production: 1997
Ceretto acquired around 3 hectares alongside Relanghe’s hazelnut
grove, with the aim of reclaiming an area which had been left practically uninhabited
by the exodus of the ‘60s towards the more profitable valley. The land
lies at an altitude of around 600 meters on the border between Sinio and Albaretto
Torre (which is where its name in the Piedmontese dialect comes from: Arbarei).
After fashioning a series of terraces to limit the difficulties caused by the
steep gradients, this plot of land has been given over to the growing of Riesling
Renano, the vine that manages more than any other to make the most of the considerable
variations in temperatures between the day and the night when the grapes are
ripening in late summer and early fall.
Traditional off-the-skins vinification, with just a brief maceration
on the skins for 30-40% of the grapes. The fermentation takes place in steel
at 18°C, with the help of selected yeasts. After racking, SO2 is added to
prevent the malolactic fermentation, and the wine is left on its fine lees for
around 3 months. Further refining for approximately 4 months in steel is then
followed by cold stabilization and bottling.
A lovely straw yellow color with greenish highlights. Fruity, intense
nose showing apricot and apple, as well as slight mineral undertones that promise
interesting development. An acid opening dominates in the mouth, with decidedly
fresh sensations gradually making way for a full body and big structure.
12.000
fish white meat pasta/rice dishes with vegetable sauces.
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