Punset

Grape: nebbiolo 100%

Vineyards:
Punset lays on the San Cristoforo hill, the tallest of the Barbaresco region. It hosts two MeGA, San Cristoforo and Basarin. This last area is known for the peculiarity of being very steep and exposed to the sun from south east to southwest.The Basarin vineyards of Punset lay mainly on the southeastern side, on the upper part of the hill and a little part faces south. This allows a slow heating of the land during the day, tight to the sun rising which is perfect for developing fine tannins and fresh aromas. Punset works organic, biodynamic and follows the Masanobu Fukuoka methods, so the land is always covered of grass, no cuts and work on it.

Winemaking:
Harvest time starts average in the middle of October. The Barbaresco Basarin Riserva is made with spontaneous fermentation of indigenous yeasts and without using artificial temperature control. Grapes getting in from owned vineyards are always worked in the early morning, so they are chilled, as picking time is in October. This permits the fermentation starting gradually and in the best way.

After being destemmed, grapes are put in cement tanks for starting the fermentation, which proceeds in traditional ways of fulling in the cap for as long as possible.  Soaking with skins usually takes 30 to 40 days in relation to the vintage. Softly pressed out of the them, the wine goes through the malolactic fermentation. When clean it starts the wood aging in Slavonian oak casks where it lays for at least 30 months. After being bottled the wine refined average 30 months in bottle before getting to the market. This makes the wine reaching the consumer in perfect balance, with nice silky tannins and beautiful expressions of the variety and, due to the freshness of the vintage, nice notes of dried roses and wood berries. At the same time, its aging potential is so long to make happy connoisseurs and great Barbaresco lovers. Due to the long refining Punset gives to its Barbaresco wine, it is always realized with the additional appellation Riserva.

Notes:
Punset was the first winery in the region to work organic starting in year 1982 and officially certified for the EU law in year 1991. Since year 1990 it practices biodynamic and work natural in the winemaking. In year 2007 the Masanobu Fukuoka agricultural practice had been added in the farming and avoids all kind of fertilization of the soil.

No animal products are used in the entire cycle and Punset Wines are Vegan Friendly, while sulfites are added just before bottling for maintain the perfect characters and giving the wine the possibility of aging in the time.

Grape variety: 100% Arneis

Vinification: grapes picked by hand are stored in basket to avoid warming processes. At first a small quantity of them is picked and destemmed, it is the fermentation foot, obtained by natural fermentation of indigenous yeast. When the fermentation starts to be strong, 1/2 of the available grapes is picked, destemmed and added to the fermenting must. Then, when the mass gets to 50% of sugar left, it is cleared of the skin and remaining grapes are softly pressed.  Juice is chilled to be cleaned of natural sediment; after we add it to the fermenting mass. This is done in several times, leaving this way the must reaching 17° C of temperature as highest. Usually the fermentation time takes average 40 days. After that the wine is kept on noble lees for about 8-9 months before preparing for bottling, after a light filtration.

Colour: Shimmering intense golden with light greenish nuances.

Nose: Persistent, with intense floral and fruity notes, deeply turning on pear and a touch of hazelnut. Taste: Intense fruit approach, followed by butter, honey and freshness, nice salty sensation. It shows quite a body for being a white no wood, persistence and balance. In some vintages it presents the light tannic note typical of the variety.

Notes: this wine is far away from the known citric- pinot grigio style of the common Arneis wines. The winemaker likes to bring to the taster all the peculiarities of the grape, which is complex and reach, known as “the white Nebbiolo”. 

The wine is organic, certified by Ecogruppo Italia and as Punset doesn’t use animal products in the entire process, the wine is 100% vegan friendly