Ettore Germano Langhe Nebbiolo 2021
The Germano family has owned 6 hectares of land near Serralunga d’Alba, in the heart of the Barolo area, since 1856. Ettore Germano founded his eponymous winery in the 1960s as the first of his family to begin producing and bottling estate wines. His son, Sergio, took over operations in 1985, following his schooling at the prestigious Scuola enologica di Alba. Sergio has leveraged his immense technical knowledge of the vineyard and the cellar ever since to expand into unknown and creative territories, now farming 20 hectares of land. Sergio has made his mark in the famed hills of Barolo, Alba, and Langhe, particularly with his pioneering interest in growing Chardonnay and Riesling as well as Pinot Noir for traditional method sparkling wines.
His deep humility expresses a deference to the vineyard that shows itself in the finished wines. His wines are unique and thoughtful expressions of their varietal and soil. Sergio, along with his wife, Elena and their two children, are steadily building a fascinating and delicious hub of Piedmont winemaking.
Color: medium intensity with a brilliant ruby red color
Nose: fresh fruits, cherries, raspberries and floral notes of violets
Palate: medium to full bodied with good structure and soft tannins that pleasantly cleans the mouth. In the finish olfactory sensations a typical characteristic of Nebbiolo.
Pairings: warm appetizers, to pasta dishes with ragù sauces, and lighter main courses.
The grapes are harvested by hands. After the de-stemming and crush the must undergoes alcoholic fermentation for 4 to 5 days in contact with the skins at a temperature of about 25°C, to extract some tannins and color. After the wine is racked off the skins and will be left to finish its fermentation without the skins. After-which the wine will undergo the malo -lactic fermentation and will continue to rest in the steel tanks for another 6 months before bottling. The short maceration give freshnes.
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Varietal | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Appellation | Langhe |
| Designation | DOC |
| Alcohol | 13.00% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Country of Origin | ITALY |
| State of Origin | N/A |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
