Colline Novaresi DOC Spanna 2022 – Cantine del Castello

Colline Novaresi DOC Spanna - Cantine del Castello Conti

The Colline Novaresi DOC Spanna di Cantine del Castello Conti is a tasty and pleasant red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes. The label is by the artist Oreste Sabadin, who in the stylization of the bottle seems to refer to the vibrant body of this young Nebbiolo from Upper Piedmont. The harvest of the grapes takes place in early October. In the cellar fermentation takes place in open vats with maceration on the skins for two weeks. It refines in wooden barrels and in steel tanks for a year. Transparent ruby ​​red wine. On the nose the aromas are reminiscent of red fruit, withered flowers with spicy and mineral notes. On the palate it is elegant, vibrant, with good acidity, mineral, with a crunchy fruit and a long finish. A simple wine but not trivial, indeed, decidedly intriguing.ndeed, definitely intriguing.

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 12/14 years.

Pairing

Accompanies meat-based menus, tasty pies, aged cheeses, to try with pork tournedos with bacon and potatoes.

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.