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CASTELLO DI NEIVE | Piemonte

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Dolcetto d’Alba DOC Basarin The Dolcetto d’Alba Basarin is named for the high quality vineyard from which its grapes originate. It is made from 100% Dolcetto grapes which typify the food friendly, easy drinking yet quality minded wines of this region. The grapes for this wine are pressed and then allowed to mature for six months in a stainless steel tank to preserve Dolcetto’s fresh qualities.

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Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC The Superiore version of Castello di Neive’s Barbera d’Alba is only produced in the best vintages and represents a selection of the best Barbera grapes from their Marcorino vineyard. Here, they follow strict green harvesting (removal of immature bunches) and plant only on south-facing slopes thus yielding a wine of great ripeness. It is made from 100% Barbera grapes and serves as a reminder of Barbera’s potential. After fermentation, this wine is aged for at least one year in oak barriques (225L French oak barrels) to round out the wine.

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Barbaresco DOCG The grapes for this wine come from some of the most-respected vineyards in the Barbaresco DOCG (Gallina, Messoirano, Valtorta, and a part of Santo Stefano.) This wine made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes grown on vines that average 30 years of age. The grapes for this wine are pressed and then allowed to mature in wooden vats for two years to smooth the tannins and develop the wine’s complex flavors.

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