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:
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:
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:
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:
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