La Prevostura new releases

Had a chance to taste through the (four) new releases (the 2016 rosé wasn’t quite ready yet).

2013 La Prevostura Lessona -{ #TasteAltoPiemonte } 100% Nebbiolo from vines at the top of Prevostura vineyard. Sand/silt/clay soils in a 1Ha vineyard of low-density planting, this wine is fermented in stainless steel for ~30 days then moved to barrique/tonneau (various ages) for malolactic fermentation for 20 months; after, another 9 months minimum rest in bottle. <5000 bottles produced, sadly, this one is an ager, with plenty of structure and pitch-perfect fruit to see this another 20-25 years easily. Too young today to say much more about this, but the pedigree and purity here are quite obvious nonetheless. HOLD until 2021; highly recommended

2012 La Prevostura Bramaterra - { #TasteAltoPiemonte } Nebbiolo 70%, Croatina 15%, Vespolina 15%, from the red-brown soils of Bramaterra. Soil driven nose at first, this requires some coaxing in the glass before it wants to reveal the dusty, red/dark red fruits. Finely structure, the acids and wood is poking out a touch today, so give this 6-12 months to settle in a little further. The combination of barrique and tonneau is basically the same as the Lessona bottling. Easily recommended+, classy and rustic at the same time; can go for years. Really nice, and huge potential. Thru 2033, 13,0% abv.

Cristiano Garella consults here, fwiw


alternate link La Prevostura – four wines you need to know – ItalianWine.blog