Cascina degli Ulivi - biodynamic wines

Nibiô terre bianche- monferrato dolcetto doc

A red wine reflecting the most ancient tradition of the Tassarolo and Gavi area. Made with Dolcetto a graspo rosso variety (with red stem) which in the local dialect is called Nibiô. This particular variety has been grown here for more than 1000 years and it is even mentioned in the annals of the Republic of Genoa.

The vineyards is planted in gravelly lime clay soils that give the wine a marked elegance and complexity.

Vinification is done in oak vats as well as a 12-month ageing. It is the typical wine for Agnolotti and other substantial dishes.

Nibiô is a full bodied tannic wine with a fine bouquet and a velvety finish. Well suited for ageing.

No sulphites added.

We produce three different Nibiô:
Vigna Pinolo – named after a small vineyard planted back in the 1920s on limestone clay on the hills of Montemarino.
Terre Bianche – 10 to 40 years old vineyards, on limestone clay (Montemarino)
Terre Rosse – plants of various ages, on ferrous-acidic red clays.

Technical sheet

• Grape varieties: Nibiô 100% (a red-stemmed type of Dolcetto)
• Harvest: by hand in small boxes
• Yield: 5 tons/ha
• Yeasts: grapes’ own
• Maceration: 40 days
• Evolution: 12 months in big wooden vats
• Total sulphites: 15.0 mg/l

Current vintage on sale: 2005 - 2006 - 2007