Castello di Neive Montebertotto

Wine Description

The story of Castello di Neive Arneis is a love story. In the mid 70’s, Italo Stupino, a  producer of magnificent red wines, decided to produce a white wine for his wife that did not like red wines. The chosen grape was Arneis.

Catello di Neive Cellar
Castello di Neive Vineyards
Castello di Neive Vineyards
Catine del Castello di Neive
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Langhe
Vineyard name
Montebertotto
Vineyard size
3.7 hectares acres
Soil composition
marl-calcareous
Training method
guyot
Elevation:
250 m feet
Exposure:
south/southeast
Year vineyard planted:
1977, 1981, 1990, 2010
Harvest time:
end of August
First vintage of this wine:
1982
Bottles produced of this wine:
40,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
cold maceration with dry ice
Maceration length:
4-6 hours
Varietal composition:
100% Arneis
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
20 days days
Fermentation temperature:
64 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
no
Fining agent:
gelatin, cellulose panel and microfiltration
Type of aging container:
stainless steel
Size of aging container:
7000
Length of aging before bottling:
3 months
Length of bottle aging:
3 months
Total SO2
86
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.15
Acidity:
5.4 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
17.5 g/L
Total SO2
86
Residual sugar:
3 g/L