Nebbiolo from Luca's younger vines, planted over Roero’s softy, sandy soils. This is Valfaccenda's "picnic wine," for drinking immediately. It comes from all the young vineyards at the estate, plus some fruit from some "fresh" exposures in the oldest vineyard holdings. Steep slopes, sandy/clay soils, and mostly east-facing. Super easy winemaking: 60% is destemmed and whole berry and 40% is whole clusters. They do a 4-5 day carbonic maceration with 3 pumpovers in total in steel. Then they press in the basket press, the wine finishes fermentation in neutral barrel; they rack a couple of times before and after malolactic, then bottle in late winter. A gorgeous shade of ruby, it is perfumed with strawberries, minerals and earth and with just a hint of tannin, makes for a light, bright and easygoing take on one of our favorite grapes.