Catalogue information
The grapes for this Langhe DOC come from Barbaresco, Treiso and Serralunga. One of those lots gave the name to the wine, named after its former owner Moresco. While this was still a wine in which nebbiolo dominated in the harvests before 1998, nowadays merlot and cabernet sauvignon are also represented for about one third in the Sito Moresco. Each grape variety is vinified separately: with the skins, the hand-picked fruits go into the fermentation tanks where the sugars are converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide in two weeks at about 26 degrees Celsius. The composition is only established after malolactic fermentation. Subsequently, the young assembly goes into barriques for a year and a half and another 6 months for bottle maturation into the cellars. Although the wine is suitable to be drunk immediately, a traditional maturation of four to five years benefits the wine. The problem with this wine is that the average yield of the grapes per hectare is small, so the demand for this great wine is greater than the supply every year. The reason for the great interest in this wine is its quality. The Sito Moresco combines the character and sophistication of the nebbiolo grapes with the accessibility of cabernet and merlot. In the nose you perceive ripe red fruits, something of chocolate and a pleasant herbal touch. The tannins are mild, even silky smooth and the creamy structure of this Langhe DOC makes it a pleasant Italian friend to everyone. Drinked early but a few years of bottle aging will please the enthusiasts.
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