Bricco Ernesto di Vezza Renato Vino Rosso Roero Italy, 2019, 750
Bricco Ernesto di Vezza Renato Vino Rosso Roero Italy, 2019, 750
Stunning, elegant, quiet, well kept secret.
From the importer:
- Variety: Nebbiolo
- Size: 2.4 ha (5.93 ac) total, with only 1 hectare of older vines in production and 1.4 hectares planted in 2018
- Vine Age: Planted in 1950, 1999 and 2018
- Terroir: All of Renato's parcels are located on the same hill at 280 meters altitude, one of the highest elevations in Roero. The Nebbiolo vines face east, south and west. Soils are mostly sandy (70%), with limestone (20%) and clay (10%). The high sand component pushes the roots to search deeper for water.
- Viticulture: Organic
- Vinification: Bunches are de-stemmed by hand with no crushing, indigenous yeast fermentation in cement tank, with total maceration generally lasting 25 to 30 days. Full, spontaneous malo, aged for one year in a combination of barrel, botte and amphora, and a second year in bottle.
