“Flores” Colline Novaresi DOC Nebbiolo 2022 – Cantine del Castello Conti

"Flores" Colline Novaresi DOC Nebbiolo - Cantine del Castello Conti

Flores is a red wine produced from Nebbiolo grapes. Born in 2010, twin brother of Nebbiolo Colline Novaresi DOC, but without the addition of sulfur. One more step towards a production oriented to enhance the territory, the grapes, the vintage. The label is designed by Maestro Mauro Maulini, and pays tribute to the marked florality present in the first vintage. The grapes are harvested in early October. In the cellar the fermentation takes place in open vats with maceration on the skins for two weeks. It is refined in wooden barrels and in steel tanks for one year. Flores is a wine with an energetic, direct, lively, rustic and rustic character. On the nose it is colorful, vinous, sometimes earthy. The drink is flowing, vertical, leaving a feeling of fullness in the mouth.

Service

It is advisable to taste it at a temperature of 18/20 ° in ballon glasses. It is a wine to drink immediately with an aging potential of 3/4 years.

Pairing

Accompanies meat-based menus, tasty dishes, aged cheeses, to try with a plate of potatoes and sausage.

Cellar: Cantine del  Castello Conti

The Cantine del Castello Conti are located in Maggiora, in the province of Novara. The company's history begins in 1963 when Ermanno Conti decides to carry on the winemaking tradition of his ancestors, choosing to produce a long-aging wine like Boca. A story, made of effort, courage, patience and above all of great love for the vine and the earth. The name of the company originates from the castle built in 1960 by Ermanno who succeeds in realizing his dream of creating a fortress in which to defend and preserve a long-aging wine, such as Boca. Since 2006 it has been run by the three daughters of Ermanno, who after different training courses found themselves taking care of the company. The two and a half hectares of vineyards are located in Maggiora, divided into six plots. The two plant plots from Ermanno at the beginning of the seventies, are located in the Motto Grande and Cappelle localities on a volcanic, dry and acidic porfidic soil, where Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Uva Rara are cultivated. In 2017 we add another hectare of vineyard, called Pettirosso, which is located on a hill that is located in the historic area of ​​Boca doc. For the management of the vineyards only copper and mine sulfur are used in small quantities and most of the work is done manually, including the harvest, which usually takes place in the first two decades of October. In the winery, the vinifications are spontaneous and we try to keep the munion possible. The Boca of the Castle Cellars is a territorial expression in which we find the depth of the complex minerality that characterizes it and which guarantees an enviable longevity.