Description
• 100% Nebbiolo from 5ha of 35-45-year-old vines grown in calcareous soil at 270m above sea level.
• Aged 20-22 months in 50% neutral and 50% new French oak barrique, plus one year in bottle.
• Unfined/unfiltered.
• Gallina was the first cru acquired by Giorgio Rivetti in 1995.
• What sets this vineyard apart is the ripeness of the grapes that it produces. The Barbera and Nebbiolo wines from this site are always extremely sexy and elegant, with fantastic aging potential.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piedmont
- Appellation: Barbaresco
- Size: 750ml
- Color: Red
Varietal
Nebbiolo
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy’s finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means ‘fog’ in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
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