Losna 2021 - Rocco di Carpeneto

Losna -  Rocco di Carpineto

The name Losna in the dialect of Carpeneto means 'lightning strike'. Obtained from pure red grapes coming from a vineyards, planted in 1972 on limestone-clay soils. Fermentation avveine in steel tanks using only native yeasts with maceration of 2-3 weeks. At the end it is refined in wood of various nature, not first passage, between barrels tonneaux and barriques. Losna has ruby ​​red color loaded. The nose is fruity, with memories of reddish fruit. On the palate the drink is pleasant, smooth, aromatic and fresh. Good persistence.

Service

We taste Losna at a temperature of 16/18 ° in tulip chalice. The Losna is to drink immediately but leave a few years in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairings

The Losna combines with the first courses of tomato sauces, seconds of meat, to be tried with roast rolls with sausage.

Cellar: Rocco di Carpeneto

Rocco di Carpeneto is a wine-growing company located in Carpeneto, in the province of Alessandria, in the rolling hills of Alto Monferrato. The conductor is Lidia Carbonetti, who moved from Milan to Carpineto, where he started the work for the recovery of vineyards and the construction of a modern cellar. Functional and eco-efficient cellar constructed with a collection of river stones, steels, wood staves, resins and plastic slats, and designed on three levels: the first is the reception of the grapes and the diraspapigatura, the second the vinification and pressing, and all The last one is the anforaia and underground bottaia. The cultivated hectares, all under a radical organic regime, are divided into microparcels and are located on franked ground, predominantly limo-clayey in the north-south direction. The cultivated vines are the traditional and indigenous Piedmontese Mainly in red berry: Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Albarossa and Cortese Bianco, which give rise to tense, radical and long-lasting wines. The philosophy of Rocco di Carpeneto is to enhance the historical vocations of the terroir of Monferrato with the production of theses, radicals and longevity wines.