Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra - Nebbiolo d'Alba

Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina PontepietraNebbiolo d'Alba

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Nebbiolo d'Alba of Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra is a red wine from the region of Nebbiolo d'Alba of Piémont.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Nebbiolo d'Alba from the Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Nebbiolo d'Alba of Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra's Nebbiolo d'Alba.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.

Last vintages of this wine

Nebbiolo d'Alba - 2012
In the top 100 of of Nebbiolo d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Nebbiolo d'Alba - 2011
In the top 100 of of Nebbiolo d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Nebbiolo d'Alba - 2010
In the top 100 of of Nebbiolo d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Nebbiolo d'Alba from Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra are 2012, 2011, 2010

Informations about the Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Nebbiolo d'Alba in the region of Piémont

The Winery Luigi Drocco - Cascina Pontepietra is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Nebbiolo d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 65000 of of Italy wines
In the top 15000 of of Nebbiolo d'Alba wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Nebbiolo d'Alba

The wine region of Nebbiolo d'Alba is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hilberg-Pasquero or the Domaine Flavio Roddolo produce mainly wines red, sparkling and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Nebbiolo d'Alba are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Nebbiolo d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cola or microbio and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or cedar.


The wine region of Piémont

Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.

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The word of the wine: Acescence

An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.

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