Curto Marco di Nadia Curto Barolo Arborina 2017 750ml

Grapes are harvested and selected by hands in small airy boxes, for maintain the freshness. During the vinification we use stainless still tanks with manual punching down and also a rotofermenter, a horizontal container with a shovel inside to keep the must in movement for give an intense aromatic extraction. The fermentation takes place without adding external yeasts and the wines are not filtered or fined, in order to express the best of its territorial origin. The character is ethereal, spicy with balsamic hints and notes of rosehip petals and wild berries. The taste is warm, full, robust and at the same time velvety and soft. It reminds dark fruit, liquorices, cocoa. Arborina is made with a modern approach, following the indication of Nadia’s uncle, Elio Altare.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Piedmont
• Appellation: Barolo
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Nebbiolo

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy’s finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means ‘fog’ in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.