ORGANICALLY FARMED
This sub-alpine Nebbiolo comes from northern Piedmont, near the mouth of the Aosta valley. Made in an old-fashioned, natural way, it has restrained aromas and weight, as well as a mellower, inner acidity compared with Nebbiolos from the famous Langhe region to the south. An earthy, struck flint accent gradually gives way to hints of soft red berries and stone fruit like nectarine, along with wild rose hip. The mouthfeel is soft and elegant, with a savory fruit character that tapers into a finish that features a subtle, lightly unctuous finish reminiscent of ripe nectarine. This is a wonderful representation of the old-school, a wine of nuance that can surprise with a few more years in the bottle, or time in the glass.
"The Nebbiolo La Cucca leads with elegance over structure, by design, and when compared to Langhe and Alto Piemonte, it’s more aromatically delicate with finely delineated fruit and florals. The denomination is Canavese, even if it’s on the extreme east of the appellation and bears little resemblance to Canavese reds elsewhere in this extensive DOC... serious and laced with subtlety—a combination of high-quality vineyard materials, a clear direction, a soft touch, and a desire to put elegance above all. The elegance is accentuated with the use of a combination of medium-sized old wood and cement vats. Both Cristiano and Eugenio [Pastoris] believe that morainic soils require this “third way” of making Nebbiolo. While Caluso isn’t ground zero for the world’s attention to Piemonte and Nebbiolo, these wines capture its purest essence, making them formidable in style and craft alone." - THE SOURCE IMPORTS
This sub-alpine Nebbiolo comes from northern Piedmont, near the mouth of the Aosta valley. Made in an old-fashioned, natural way, it has restrained aromas and weight, as well as a mellower, inner acidity compared with Nebbiolos from the famous Langhe region to the south. An earthy, struck flint accent gradually gives way to hints of soft red berries and stone fruit like nectarine, along with wild rose hip. The mouthfeel is soft and elegant, with a savory fruit character that tapers into a finish that features a subtle, lightly unctuous finish reminiscent of ripe nectarine. This is a wonderful representation of the old-school, a wine of nuance that can surprise with a few more years in the bottle, or time in the glass.
"The Nebbiolo La Cucca leads with elegance over structure, by design, and when compared to Langhe and Alto Piemonte, it’s more aromatically delicate with finely delineated fruit and florals. The denomination is Canavese, even if it’s on the extreme east of the appellation and bears little resemblance to Canavese reds elsewhere in this extensive DOC... serious and laced with subtlety—a combination of high-quality vineyard materials, a clear direction, a soft touch, and a desire to put elegance above all. The elegance is accentuated with the use of a combination of medium-sized old wood and cement vats. Both Cristiano and Eugenio [Pastoris] believe that morainic soils require this “third way” of making Nebbiolo. While Caluso isn’t ground zero for the world’s attention to Piemonte and Nebbiolo, these wines capture its purest essence, making them formidable in style and craft alone." - THE SOURCE IMPORTS
