Oggero Roero Le Coste 2023 Style_Seltzer Today the winery is run

Today the winery is run by brothers Joan and Josep Cusiné (third generation)

The Vespolina's contribution is immediately apparent: the wine is lighter in body and more perfumed than you would expect from old-vine Nebbiolo

The soils here are heavier and richer in clay than the Ile above

velvety tannins

fast-draining soils of gravel

Oggero Roero Le Coste 2023 Style_Seltzer Today the winery is runThe Land Le Coste "the slopes" is a single south facing vineyard in Santo Stefano Roero at 320 meters above sea level. The soils are sandy clay, slightly heavier than the pure sand of Alberto's Arneis parcels, which gives the Nebbiolo more grip and structure while keeping the lifted, aromatic character that defines Roero reds. The vines are 30 years old. Nebbiolo from the Roero's sandy soils grows into a different wine than it does across the Tanaro