Anna Maria Abbona


Appellation: Langhe, Dogliani

Proprietor: Anna Maria Abbona

Year Founded: 1936

  • first estate bottling in 1989

Size: 8 hectares

Farming Practice: Sustainable



Wines:

White

Varietal/Blend: Nascetta

Vineyard Area: From 15-year-old vines near the village of Moncucco in Dogliani

Soil: Clay and calcareous marl

Elevation: 1600 to 1750 feet

Exposure: West

Vine Training Method: Guyot

Vinification: Manual harvest and sort, pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks

Maturation: Refined in stainless steel until bottling


Marketing Materials:

Red

Varietal/Blend: Dolcetto

Vineyard Area: From 25- to 30-year-old vines near the village of Moncucco in Dogliani

Soil: Calcareous with clay

Elevation: 1600 to 1750 feet

Exposure: East

Vine Training Method: Guyot

Vinification: Manual harvest and sort, vinified in stainless steel

Maturation: Less than 12 months of refinement stainless steel


Marketing Materials:

Red

Varietal/Blend: Docletto

Vineyard Area: From a various old-vine parcels near the village of Moncucco with warm exposures.

Soil: Clay and calcareous marl

Elevation: 1600 to 1750 feet

Exposure: South

Vine Training Method: Guyot

Vinification: Manually harvested, sorted and then vinified in stainless steel

Maturation: Aged 12 months (minimum) in stainless steel tanks


Marketing Materials:

Red

Varietal/Blend: Nebbiolo

Vineyard Area: From the estate's vines in Monforte d'Alba within Bricco San Pietro (among the highest elevation Barolo designations).

Soil: Calcareous marl

Elevation: 450 to 550 meters

Exposure: South-southeast

Vine Training Method: Guyot

Farming Practice: Sustainable

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand before a 30 to 40-day maceration period during which pump-overs are performed. After malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine is moved to Slavion oak.

Maturation: 24 months