PIEMONTE WINES - MARIO COSTA, CANALE, CUNEO

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We have been producing excellent wines since 1952. The values ​​of the family and the land, instilled every day in the work in the vineyards and in the cellar. For four generations, the Mario Costa farm has kept faith in the history and tradition of a territory, combining them with a passion for things done well.

Our Philosophy - Awareness of a Roero with a glorious past, but ready to transform itself into a future of balance between man and earth. Our Commitment - The family is at the heart of the company. Tradition and passion are the qualities that have always characterised us. Sustainability - Traceability, tradition and technology for true quality production. By focusing more and more on eco-sustainability, which is essential for looking to the future. Our history - We firmly believe that to reach a perfect product the human heart and mind are indispensable tools. From hand pruning to treatments, passing through wire tying and twisting, up to the rituals of the harvest and the cellar. Even the most modern equipment is only a tool to help and not to replace the people working with passion in the vineyard. Roero is its people and we are an integral and vital part of it, who intend to preserve its tradition and look to the future with confidence. MARIO, LAURA, LUCA AND GIUSEPPE COSTA

 

red

 

LANGHE ROSSO D.O.C.

Blend of native red grapes of the area

Tasting Notes : deep ruby red color, with aromas of blackberry and black cherry, a wine with a full-bodied yet with a delicate velvet taste.

Food Pairings : Piemonte mixed boiled meat, roasted beef meat, grilled or oven cooked lamb. Best served at 18 ° C.

Altitude: 250 - 300 meters Exposure: south. Soil: sandy. Training system: espalier. Pruning: Guyot. Harvest period: manual at the end of September. Vinification: pressing and fermentation at a controlled temperature, maceration in stainless steel for 5 days with frequent pumping over and delestage

Ageing: 6 months in bottle

 

BARBERA D’ALBA D.O.C.

Grape : 100% Barbera d’Alba

Tasting Notes: fresh scent with notes of red fruits, it has an intense ruby red color, with a fresh and persistent taste

Food Pairings : Excellent to accompany pasta dishes with red meaty sauces, red meats and venison. Best served at 18 ° C.

Production area: Canale, Roero Altitude: 290 - 310 meters. Exposure: south - west. Soil: sandy. Breeding: espalier. Pruning: Guyot. Harvest period: manual from the end of September - beginning of October. Vinification: pressing and fermentation at a controlled temperature, maceration in stainless steel for 5 days with frequent pumping over and delestage

Ageing: 6 - 7 months in the bottle

 

LANGHE NEBBIOLO D.O.C.

Grape : 100% Nebbiolo

Tasting Notes : light ruby red color with aromas of raspberries and rose, fresh and fruity wine with soft and delicate tannins

Food Pairings : Great to accompany venison, roasted and grilled meat, and even with salami and with traditional dishes like cotechino with lentils. Best served at 18 ° C.

Altitude: 300 - 320 meters Exposure: south - east. Soil: sandy. Training system: espalier. Pruning: Guyot. Harvest period: manual from the beginning - mid-October. Vinification: pressing and fermentation at a controlled temperature, maceration in stainless steel for 7 days with frequent pumping over

Ageing: 7-8 months in the bottle.

 

BARBERA D’ALBA SUPERIORE D.O.C. S-CIASS 2016

Grape : 100% Barbera

Production area: Canale, Roero Altitude: 300 m a.s.l. Exposure: South - East Soil: Sandy Training system: Counter-espalier Pruning: Guyot. Harvested manually in late September - early October, it is vinified through a soft destemming followed by fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeasts at a controlled temperature and 12 days of maceration on the skins with frequent pumping over and délestage.

Refine for 12-14 months in 5 hl French oak tonneaux. Then it continues to refine for 6 months in bottles horizontally.

Tasting notes : Barbera is the "par excellence" a classic of Piedmont. It has a typically intense ruby ​​color, with low and invigorating tannins. And it obviously has a high acidity. Unlike many other red grapes from Piedmont, Barbera has a relatively long waiting time on the vine and this gives the wine many rich and dense flavors. It has a persistent scent, with hints of rose and blackberry. It is a fruity and soft wine, with good intensity and persistence.

Food pairings : It goes well with pork, mushrooms, cured meats, pasta with meat sauce, roasts, game and medium-aged cheeses.

 

Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore D.O.C. 2017 Cianin da Stiva

Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo

Production area: Canale, Roero. Altitude: 320 m a.s.l. Exposure: South. Soil: Sandy. Breeding: Espalier. Pruning: Guyot. Harvested manually in mid-October, it is vinified through a soft destemming which follows the fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeasts at a controlled temperature and 15 days of maceration on the skins with frequent pumping over and delestage. Refine for 24 months in large (10 hl) Slavonian oak barrels. A further refinement in the bottle horizontally for 6 months follows.

Cianin da Stiva is a Nebbiolo d’Alba Superiore, one of the most renowned Italian wines for its intrinsic qualities that make it particularly attractive and suitable for high quality ageing. It comes from the assembly of Nebbiolo grapes grown in the heart of the production area.

Tasting Notes : ruby red colour, Cianin da Stiva takes on a characteristic orange hue on the edge of the glass. It is a structured, harmonious, persistent wine. Its bouquet reminds of black currant, strawberry and raspberry. Delicately tannic with notes of vanilla and matures to reveal other aromas and flavours, such as violets, wild herbs, raspberries and plums.

Food pairings : The wine should be served at room temperature. It goes well with first courses with meat sauces, mushroom-based dishes, medium-aged cheeses and second courses based on poultry, rabbit and game.

 

Roero D.O.C.G. 2017 Batistin

Grape : 100% Nebbiolo

Production area: Canale, Roero. Altitude: 320 m a.s.l. Exposure: South. Soil: Sandy. Breeding: Espalier. Pruning: Guyot. Harvested manually in mid-October, it is vinified through a soft destemming followed by fermentation in stainless steel with selected yeasts at a controlled temperature and subsequent 20 days of maceration on the skins, with frequent pumping over and delestage. Refine for 24 months in large (10 hl) Slavonian oak barrels. The refinement then ends in the bottle lying down for 6 months.

Roero Batistin is a very elegant red wine, of great charm and perspective. There is the imprimatur of Nebbiolo in this wine, with elegant and never intrusive characters. The most aristocratic of Piedmontese vines.

Tasting Notes : In the glass, all the characteristics of Roero receive full satisfaction. The Batistin presents itself - with a particularly fruity and fragrant style - already from its beautiful ruby ​​color, very captivating. A nuance that over time becomes more and more insistent with garnet reflections. On the nose, its fruity complex is reminiscent of violets, raspberries, wild strawberries. Without masking a clear ethereal complexity that opens up to spicy hints of cinnamon, pepper and over the years of vanilla. Finally, on the palate, the flavour becomes dry, broad, warm and, for many, velvety.

Food pairings : tasty Piedmontese first courses and then roasts and stews of meat or medium-aged cheeses.

 

Roero Riserva Morinaldo D.O.C.G. 2017

Grape : 100% Nebbiolo

The rising Piedmontese star, which is deservedly conquering its space year after year, is Roero. In particular, its best declination, that is the Roero Riserva. This is the name of the Nebbiolo-based DOCG that dominates all the lands of the left bank of the Tanaro river. As once the Roero family ruled. Which remained in possession of these lands so much that it bequeathed the name to these hills as well. Roero is different and always with extraordinary results. In particular, Roero is capable of releasing both the aromas as well as the splendid suggestions that have made Nebbiolo immortal.

This Riserva undergoes a minimum refinement of Roero of 32 months, and then it rests in wood for 6 more months.

Tasting Notes : It is a wine with an intense ruby red color. It has a very complex floral bouquet with notes of violet. and spicy aromas of black berries and succulent black cherries. Medium-bodied our Roero Riserva has an elegant tannin richness. A wine particularly suitable for ageing.

Pairings : Perfect with white meats (even tasty ones), pasta with meat filling, first courses with an intense flavor (such as gnocchi with Castelmagno) and risottos; but - above all - red meat dishes in which the game note is not excessive.

Best served at 18/20 ° C

 

white

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ROERO ARNEIS D.O.C.G.

Grape variety : 100% Roero Arneis

Roero Arnesi of Mario Costa is a wine with a fresh and fruity taste, straw yellow color, intense aroma with evident notes of white peach.

Food Pairing: Excellent to accompany starters, fish dishes, white meats based dishes, fresh cheeses. Best served at 13° C

Production area: Canale, Roero Altitude: 290 - 320 meters Exposure: south - east Soil: sandy. Breeding: espalier. Pruning: Guyot. Harvest period: manual, from early-mid-September. Vinification: destemming and soft pressing, fermentation 20-25 days in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 16 ° C and in the absence of oxygen with selected yeasts

Ageing: 6-7 months in stainless steel with monthly bâtonnages.

 

Langhe D.O.C. Bianco 2018 Vijè

Grapes: 100% Viognier

Age of the vines: 5 years Altitude: 290 m a.s.l. Exposure: South - East Soil: Sandy Training system: Counter-espalier Pruning: Guyot

Langhe Bianco is obtained from very well selected vines. Our Vijé is a Langhe Bianco DOC, produced in Canale with grapes coming exclusively from our vineyards. Furthermore, it is a wine produced by limiting to a minimum the interventions in the vineyard as well as in the cellar and following a holistic vision of wine. Vijé is a white with an important structure, which ages for up to two years. Best served at a low temperature, 12 ° C.

Tasting Notes : It is a very elegant white wine with incredible freshness. The vineyards are located in one of the most suitable areas of the region. This is why they manage to give the Vijé a great drinkability and a unique typicality of its kind.

Food pairing : Excellent aperitif, best when combined with appetisers, cold cut and cure meat, risottos and fish dishes.

 

Roero Arneis D.O.C.G. 2018 Miladui

Grapes: 100% Arneis

Production area: Canale, Roero Altitude: 320 m a.s.l. Exposure: South - East Soil: Sandy Training system: Counter-espalier Pruning: Guyot

Commonly, the name Arneis identifies an outgoing individual who is somewhat rebellious as well as original and likeable. Likewise, our Roero Arneis Miladui - proud son of the Roero hills - represents these characteristics in an excellent way. The sandy soils on which it is born give it intensity and richness of aromas. Limestone and clay guarantee structure and importance.

A great historical Piedmontese white wine, par excellence. Roero Arneis is in fact the result of a happy rediscovery, due to intuition, passion and stubbornness. An authentic jewel of local enology, which quickly entered the international oenological elite.

Tasting Notes : It is characterized by a straw yellow color with accentuated greenish reflections. The wine has a fruity aroma and is as pleasant as it is delicate. On the palate it expresses a dry, without bitterness, and elegant flavor.

Food pairings : It is excellent as an aperitif or with fish dishes. Best served at a temperature of 13-14 ° C.

 

ROSE

ROSATO I.G.T. ANCANT

Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo

Tasting Notes : at the sight the glass has a limpid pale pink. The fresh scents of violet and raspberry inebriate the senses and blend with berries and cherries. The taste of fresh fruit with exotic notes is clear

Food Pairing : perfect as an aperitif, with starters, cold meats cut, fish dishes and fresh cheeses. Best served at 13 ° C

Altitude: 290 - 310 meters Soil: sandy. Training system: espalier Pruning: Guyot. Harvest period: manual at the end of September. Vinification: destemming, pedicular maceration in press for 2 hours, soft pressing, fermentation 18-20 days in steel tanks at controlled temperatures of 18 degrees in the absence of oxygen

Ageing: 3 months in the bottle

 

SPARKLING

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ANIME’ BIANCO FRIZZANTE I.G.T.

Grapes: Arneis, Viognier

Tasting Notes : a wine with a fresh and fruity taste with mineral notes, it has a bright yellow color and an intense aroma. Thanks to its naturally pétillant characteristic it is suitable for aperitifs

Food Pairing: wine served at 9-10 ° C for aperitifs but also with appetizers, fish dishes, fresh cheeses

Altitude: 270 - 290 meters Exposure: south - east. Soil: sandy. Training system: espalier. Pruning: Guyot. Harvest period: manual, from early-mid-September. Vinification: destemming and soft pressing, fermentation 15-20 days in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 16 ° C and in the absence of oxygen with selected yeasts

Ageing: 3 months in stainless steel