Villa Guelpa Longitudine 8.26 Colline Novaresi 2019
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy
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2019
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750ML
ABV
13%
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The calendar year 2019 (January-December) was again recorded as one of the hottest years with the only exception of the month of May which remained on historically more usual temperatures and which may be remembered, from a meteorological point of view, as the year of meteorological records. The pruning carried out at the end of February and at the beginning of March allowed us to contain the advance of the budding due to an extremely warm and dry winter with little fog and incredible temperature swings in March until the end of a particularly cold May. A very hot June, fortunately refreshed by some intense rains which committed us in the vineyards to a greater preventive care, led to an excellent harvest even though less abundant than last year's.
Villa Guelpa is a winemaking project inspired by the variety of terroirs across northern Piemonte. The Longitudine8 wines embraces how the region’s variety of soils produces distinct Nebbiolo wines even when the vineyard plots are separated by just a few meters.
Villa Guelpa’s four hectares of vineyards range from the alluvial shingle soils of the hilly Salussola and Dorzano vineyards to the ancient sands of Mottalciata and the volcanic soils of Bramaterra. The common thread is that each vineyard lies along the 8th meridian east.
All of the sites come together under the house of Villa Guelpa with its historic cellar in Lessona. Villa Guelpa ferments and ages their wines in cement tanks with the exception of aged reds that are elevated in traditional Slavonian oak barrels. Visitors to Villa Guelpa can also stay in its B&B and experience agro-tourism in style.
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.
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