Pianta Grossa. '396' Vallee d'Aoste Nebbiolo

Vallee d'Aoste Nebbiolo DOC
Grapes: 90% Nebbiolo (known locally as Picotendro)  and 10% of Fumin, Vien de Nus, Neyret and Freisa

2021 was a relatively cool vintage, producing pure rose garden aromas, medium-bodied with immaculate, spring-water fresh wild strawberry fruit.  A beautifully made wine, that is very much in the Burgundian mould.  13%

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Named after the enormous chestnut tree that once stood (for 396 years) in the farmyard. the thinking behind this wine is to create a fresh, accessible, elegant Nebbiolo.  The grapes are picked in the second part of October and cold macerated* before a temperature-controlled fermentation in steel tanks for 20 days.  The wine is then aged in steel tanks for 8 months before bottling.
The soils were originally carried by hand from the valley floor and backfilled into the dry stone terraces. So, soils are morainic, with a high proportion of sand.  The trellis system is known as Pergola Valdostana, adapted for centuries to meet the needs of the local farmers.