Luigi Ferrando Carema 'Etichetta Nera' 2017

Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

Luigi Ferrando Carema 'Etichetta Nera' 2017This exceptional and rare wine is produced only in the finest vintages. It comes from a special selection of grapes harvested from several particularly well placed parcels within the appellation (frequently from the Silanc and Siei vineyard sites). Aged for at least three years prior to bottling, the levage is done primarily in small barrels, only a small percentage of which are new. One hundred of the three hundred cases produced are dedicated to the

These remarkable Aglianico vines have spent between 150 and 200 years developing their root systems

A honeyed floral element augments the wine’s sense of gracefulness

and 5% Petit Verdot

allowing it to develop stunning textural breadth and aromatic nuance

contribute to a long maturation cycle and engender a wine of great complexity for the area

they are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks for roughly 20 days before being aged on the fine lees for the better part of a year

This wine has the spirit of a Côte de Beaune rouge

Broad on the palate but well-focused

The color is vivid but not dense

smoke-tinged

appropriate for this rare white grape found only in Liguria

5 hectare in size and sits on a hillside between Saint Aubin and Gamay with an east-southeast exposure