Why Nebbiolo's from Alto Piemonte are getting more and more popular on the international market?
Posted on: 31-10-2019 om 17:50:48
| Karina Imschoot
We all know Barolo and Barbaresco, wines produced from the Nebbiolo grape. This Unesco World Heritage area with its wines is most about the tongues, also has a global advantage over that other region, Alto Piemonte.
For many people, Alto Piemonte is becoming a region to be discovered where you can find surprising pearls that are already older vintages on sale, also a little more favorable, testify to the added value of the trump cards of the climate.
In the 12th century there was already wine growing in Alto Piemonte in an area of no less than 40,000 hectares, when fate struck and the Alto Piemonte region was hit by phylloxera, among other things. Another legendary hailstorm followed and the farmers had previously seen an income from a job as an employee of Cerruti 1881, Ermenegildo Zegna and Fila.
If you hear it thundering in Cologne at Gattinara, Ghemme, Carema, Lessona, Boca, Bramattera, Sizzano and Fara, we can already explain that it's all about that one grape variety: Nebbiolo. What makes the difference with the Langhe region and why are the wines from this region more powerful, despite a lower alcohol content?
First of all, there is more precipitation, which is a blessing for this region, especially with the change of climate and warmer summers (grapes are still intact at harvest). The day and night temperatures are also very different (15% degrees is no exception in the month of August for example). Alto Piemonte is also located closer to the Alps with a considerable influence on the grape and develop finer, more complex aromas.
The very large soil variation from sand to volcanic, rich in precise proportions of limestone, metals, quartz, potassium, even moraine deposits makes the difference. Also consider the fact that the soil in Alto Piemonte contains 3.5 to max. 5.5 Ph.
The old generation has often made way for a new generation with new means, tradition preservation but above all in new technology.
A winery in Alto Piemonte that is very different from the classic pattern is Enrico Crola Winery. The architectural example of art on the outside, the super high tech equipment in the tasting room where wine tasting lunch & dinners are organized and of course also the underground cantina which is an expression of wine production at a very high level.
The Nebbiolo Giulia 2012 could charm many of the public with every wine tasting because the tannins are velvety soft, and the Nebbiolo is already drunk now.
The new Nebbiolo wine Giulia 2015 is also available, but if you still want Nebbiolo Giulia 2012, you have to make a decision quickly. Link for order Enrico Crola Giulia 2012
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