Vintage Millesimato Riserva 2012 Giove
2012 season started with milder temperatures in comparison with the average temperatures of November and December that saw a huge drop towards end of January and for the entire month of February. Springtime was fresh and rainy with heavy rain and hot temperatures that lasted all June long. The summer was hot and with little rainfall. The harvest was low in quantity but the grapes were excellent with great organoleptic characteristics that will bring to wines with extraordinary balance.
Wine details
Vintage: Millesimato Riserva 2012 Giove
Winemaker: Paolo Giacosa
Grapes: 100% Pinot Nero
On lees: 140 mesi
Disgorgement: 1 sboccatura per millesimo
Growing Area: Loazzolo, Vesime, Bubbio
Alcohol: 12,5%
Food: Ottimo come aperitivo, con piatti di pesce e crostacei, ostriche e caviale.
Characters
Light Bodied
Steel Oak
Sugar 0 gr/L Pas Dosé
Winemaker's Notes
Colour: straw-yellow with golden hues with fine and persistent “perlage” amazingly integrated in the wine structure.
Nose: complex, wide. Bread crust and candied fruit alternate with lime honey and small red fruits, still perceptible after the long aging sur lies.
Palate: great freshness and acid tension are grafted onto mineral and roasted hazelnut notes. It impresses with its long persistence.
Serving: 4°
Cellaring: 10 - 15 years
Vineyard Information
Exposure: E, SE, O, NO
Vines age: 25 - 28 anni
Soil: Clay-limestone
Altitude: 450 - 550 m s.l.m.
Harvests: 100% hand-harvested
Training system: Guyot
Farming practices: Sustainable Viticulture
Winemaking Information
FERMENTATION PROCESS: grape bunches are hand-sorted on a vibrating table and softly pressed in a nitrogen inert environment with yield in free-run must of 45%. This process is “100% screw conveyor free” to handle grapes as gently as possible. The must is fermented in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature and kept 6 months on lees with bâtonnage.
SPARKLING METHOD: is carried out according to the traditional method of fermentation in the bottle, with aging on lees for at least 140 months and late disgorgement. We proudly avoid any liqueur d’expédition realising Zero 140 as Pas Dosé.
The difference is...
Zero 140 Riserva Pas Dosé Rosé de Saignée is the best representation of the Alta Langa Metodo Classico longevity. The extraordinary almost-12 years long ageing on lees controls the power of the Pinot Noir vinified with the “Saignée” technique. The firm decision to avoid any liqueur d’expédition allows to maintain the original character of the terroir without compromises.
