Nebbiolo Superiore Prunent Diecibrente | Garrone Cellars

DENOMINATION : Valli Ossolane DOC

TYPE : red

GRAPE VARIETY : 100% Prunent biotype Nebbiolo

ORIGIN : Italy, Piedmont

DEVELOPMENT : 5-6 years

SERVING TEMPERATURE : 16-18° C

RECOMMENDED GLASS : large glass

ALCOHOL VOLUME : 13.5% vol.

FORMAT : 75 cl

THE WINE

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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NOTES FROM OUR SOMMELIERS

👁 Intense ruby ​​red;

👃🏻 the nose expresses deep and refined notes, with ripe cherry, licorice, medicinal herbs, balsamic notes;

👄 in the mouth it expresses a smooth and fine tannin. Fresh, balanced, able to fully express the territorial characteristics of Nebbiolo.

RECOMMENDED COMBINATION

To be opened a little before tasting it, together with fragrant, well-structured dishes, even slightly greasy or fatty ones. Green light for mature cheeses, seasoned pastas, long-cooked meats...

REFINEMENT

Pure Nebbiolo harvested with care, with careful selection of the bunches. The grapes are pressed and left to ferment on the pomace for at least 10 days in stainless steel tanks, at a maximum temperature of 28° C. Subsequently, the wine is transferred to oak barrels where it ages for at least a year. After aging in barrels, the wine is bottled and left to rest in glass for at least six months before being ready for sale.

YOU WILL LOVE IT FOR...

its crunchiness.

TERRITORY OF ORIGIN

TERROR

The winery is located in Northern Piedmont, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, divided into four main territories: Ossola, Verbano, Cusio and Vergante. The province's wine denomination is only Valli Ossolane DOC, which is mainly concentrated in the Ossola area, with heroic vineyards, which grow on terraces and lands with a slope of more than 30% and an altitude of more than 500 metres.

In these valleys, with distributed land in the northernmost part of Piedmont in the areas of Alto Vercellese and Alto Novarese, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Nebbiolo, Croatina, Merlot and Chardonnay are produced. Nebbiolo in this area is also known as Prunent, and represents the main native vine, known since the fourteenth century.

CELLAR

Cantine Garrone is an ancient wine-growing reality located in the Ossola mountains, a unique example of Alpine viticulture. Here, generations of winemakers have shaped the landscape, creating imposing steps carved into the rock and building kilometers of dry stone walls.

In the heart of this land is Prunënt, a biotype of Nebbiolo grown in this border valley between the Monte Rosa Massif and the Sempione pass. Although in the 19th century the area had around 1000 hectares of vineyards, today only 40 remain, preserved thanks to the work of the Association of Ossola Agricultural Producers.

At the helm of the fourth generation of winemakers is the Garrone family, led by Marco, who with great determination has given new life and perspective to this mountain viticulture. Despite the challenges, some century-old ungrafted plants still resist today. The Garrone family's commitment to the recovery and protection of this landscape and this variety is a precious example of conservation of a heritage otherwise destined for oblivion, today more relevant than ever. All in just 10 hectares of vineyards.