2024 Vaira Aurelj Controcorrente Piedmont, Italy
$68.00
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- Variety: Nebbiolo (Rosé biotype)
- Size: 0.40 ha (0.98 ac)
- Vine Age: Planted in 1990
- Terroir: Coste di Vergne, 3 km from Barolo. 400 m elevation, south-facing, clay-limestone with a small percentage of sand.
- Viticulture: Organic (not certified), cover crops, no pesticides or chemical products, only copper and sulfur treatments, Guyot-Poussard pruning.
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Vinification: 10-20% whole cluster, 2-week fermentation started with an ambient yeast pied de cuve, extraction by punch-downs and a few pump-overs, pressed, only the free run juice is kept for this cuvée, aged for 10 months in used barrels, malolactic conversion completed in the spring, no fining, no filtration, small doses of SO2 added incrementally during vinification and aging.
Specs
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- Appellation Langhe
- Style Red Wine
- Producer Vaira Aurel
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Nebbiolo
- Food Pairings Roast White Meats, Braised Things, Pizza Night, Red Sauce
- Characteristics Flexes w/ Food, Red Fruit, Dressed to Impress, Big Power
- This item is not eligible for discount.