Giuseppe Cortese Langhe Nebbiolo

Giuseppe Cortese Langhe Nebbiolo

Wine Description

This wine is made entirely from the noble Nebbiolo variety, grown in vineyards situated in the Langhe hills in southwestern Piedmont. The grapes are crushed and macerated in contact with the skins for fifteen days to ensure greater color extraction. After fermentation, the wine is aged for one year in a combination of new and seasoned large oak barrels.

Piercarlo and Giuseppe Cortese
Giuseppe Cortese Vineyard and Estate
Giuseppe Cortese Wine Cellar
Giuseppe Cortese Barbera Grapes
Cortese Family
Giueseppe Cortese Cantina
Giueseppe Cortese Bed and Breakfast
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Acclaim
“The 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo is a young vines wine from Trifolera. Effusive and nicely lifted, the Nebbiolo offers up crushed flowers, red berry fruit, spice, mint and orange peel. It's a terrific introduction to the house style and wines.”
— Vinous, Dec 2022
“The 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo is simple and one-dimensional with baked plum, blackberry, tar, smoke and black licorice. This lean-bodied Nebbiolo has the freshness and just enough to structure to cut through a plate of ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach.”
— Wine Advocate, Aug 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Langhe DOC
Vineyard name
The Rabajà vineyard
Vineyard size
2.5 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
900 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
2.8 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1988-1993
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
10,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
10
Maceration length:
15
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10-11 days
Fermentation temperature:
82-84 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
17-26 hl
Type of oak:
Slavonian
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-Nine years
Length of bottle aging:
3-4 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
6.5 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
31 g/L
Residual sugar:
<1 g/L
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Wine Production

12 months in Slavonian oak
barrels ranging in size from 17 to 25
hectolitres and in age from new
to 8/9 years.
Minimum 6 months of maturing in the
bottle before being released for sale.

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About the Vineyard

Extending as far as the Trifolera hill, the Rabajà vineyard stretches over the top of the hill that extends from Asili to Trifolera. Contrary to what is looks like from a distance, the Rabajà hill is not homogeneous and can be divided into two areas. The first, bordering on Asili, coincides with the charming amphitheater dominating the Martinenga and is mostly exposed to south-west. The second one has a more linear appearance and is exposed to south, although there are some variations due to the hill’s undulating ground. In both cases, the wine’s style is definitely more full-bodied and firmer compared with Asili and Martinenga (although the second area tends, at times, to yield a stiffer and more mineral wine).