• Wines, Winery, Hospitality
Nebbiolando, all Tenuta Carretta Nebbiolo-based wines
Reading time in
In Langhe and Roero, the Nebbiolo grape is «king».
Not in terms of the vineyard area or even by the hectoliters of wine produced. It is «king» for the enological quality it can express, recognized by prestigious denominations; and for the incredible ability to “read” the territory where it is planted. As the pedoclimatic and microclimatic conditions in which it is found become different, Nebbiolo, like few other varieties in the world, can (greatly) change the organoleptic characteristics of the wines it will give life to.
Those who grow Nebbiolo in Piedmont know this very well: a few hundred meters between two identical vineyards can give completely different results, sometimes diametrically opposite. Above all, Nebbiolo is extremely ductile for vinification. In the hands of expert oenologists, capable of understanding and respecting the characteristics of the places it comes from, the grape can be transformed into wines that are easy to drink, fruity and with marked floral aromas; or labels of impeccable austerity, characterized by important structures and aging: long-lived, grandiloquent and deep wines, which have conquered the peaks of the wine world.
Enhancing the ductility of Nebbiolo is one of the challenges to which Tenuta Carretta dedicates its best efforts, in the vineyard as in the cellar.
Understanding Nebbiolo and enhancing its territorial expressions is not an easy task, but a necessary one. Because the vineyards of Tenuta Carretta stretch both in Langhe and in Roero; on the hills of Barolo and those of Barbaresco, where Nebbiolo finds very different habitats and climate.
NEBBIOLANDO
These are the premises that give life to Nebbiolando, training and promotion of the knowledge of Nebbiolo, in all of its facets.
Because Tenuta Carretta is one of the rare Piedmontese wineries to vinify all the shades of Nebbiolo from Langhe and Roero, currently present in nine different labels.
Which are they? Let’s see them together.
Nebbiolo from Barolo
Cannubi
BAROLO DOCG e BAROLO DOCG RISERVA “Franco Miroglio”
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Cannubi is the most prestigious and historic “Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva” of the whole Barolo area. Thanks to the excellent exposure and the particular microclimate that surrounds the vineyards, Cannubi gives wines of great character, elegant and long-lived. Tenuta Carretta vinifies Barolo Cannubi also as a Riserva, with a minimum aging of at least 60 months, of which at least 36 in barrels and 18 in the bottle.
Cannubi Barolo Docg Riserva Franco Miroglio
Cascina Ferrero
BAROLO DOCG
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
A Barolo with a warm and full flavor, vinified according to tradition. The soft and elegant tannins endow the wine with personality, character and long persistence.
Cascina Ferrero Barolo Docg
Nebbiolo from Barbaresco
Cascina Bordino
BARBARESCO RISERVA DOCG
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
The grapes used for Barbaresco Riserva Docg Cascina Bordino are harvested from the estate vineyards with the same name, located on the eastern side of the municipality of Treiso. These are among the best exposed plots of the whole hill, characterized by steep slopes and sandy soil with silty grey marly inlays that make for lean and compact soil.
Cascina Bordino BARBARESCO RISERVA DOCG
Garassino
BARBARESCO DOCG
Garassino is a defined winegrowing area in Treiso, well-renowned for the personality and elegance of its wines. This Barbaresco is the proof: complex, harmonious and mellow.
Garassino Barbaresco Docg
Nebbiolo from Roero
Bric Paradiso
ROERO DOCG RISERVA
Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Bric Paradiso is the name of the Nebbiolo vineyard that is part of the Tenuta, mentioned in documents since 1878. The wine expresses all the typical characteristics of the Roero Docg, the primary wine of the hills to the left of the Tanaro River: elegance and pleasantness.
Nebbiolo for Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba
Tavoleto
NEBBIOLO D’ALBA DOC
From Podere Tavoleto in San Rocco Seno d’Elvio, in the municipality of Alba, come Nebbiolo grapes destined to give life to this structured, harmonious, velvety and elegant wine.
Podio Podium Serrae
LANGHE NEBBIOLO DOC
Varieties: 85% nebbiolo, 15% barbera
The Podio vineyard first appeared in 1467, when Count Damiano granted his land to sharecroppers for cultivation. Half of the grapes produced were to be brought to the castle, but those coming from Podio were to be reserved for the Count (“salvo et riservato vites Podi Serrae”). The wine is elegant harmonious, with soft tannins.
Nebbiolo d’Alba Doc
Variety: 100% nebbiolo
This Nebbiolo comes from a compact soil rich in clay-limestone marl alternating with layers of tuff. An elegant and harmonious wine, with sweet tannins that prove the nobility of the grape.
