Fabio Gea - Cul Otte
Fabio Gea - Cul Otte
A rustic yet sincere expression of Langhe fruit
- Rustic
- Bold
- Juicy
- Untamed
- Type
- Red
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo
- Place
- Piemonte, Italy
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How it tastes
In the glass
Lively and succulent Nebbiolo with crisp red fruit, floral lift, and energetic movement.
Profile
Nose
Crisp raspberry, wild strawberry, hints of pomegranate, floral notes, hints of spice and wild herb.
Palate
Bright acidity gives energetic movement. Succulent and approachable with finely balanced tannins supporting the juicy core. Subtle mineral undercurrents echo clay-limestone foundations.
Finish
Refreshing and persistent, vivid and expressive—markedly drinkable even in its youth.
“An unconventional expression aged in custom stoneware and porcelain vessels.”
How to serve
Getting the best out of it
How to pair it
This is an everyday red
Enough grip for meat, enough freshness for vegetables. Think shared plates and anything off the grill.
Match
Flavours that echo the wine.
- Grilled meat and vegetables
- Tomato-based pasta
- Mushrooms
- Roast pork
Contrast
Opposites that make each other better.
- Fatty sausages
- Lamb (chops, roast)
- Cured meats
Careful with
Combinations that flatten the wine.
- Raw or delicate fish
- Very hot chilli
- Artichokes and asparagus
Terroir & winemaking
From the vineyard to the bottle
Nebbiolo from Bricco di Neive in the Langhe, Piemonte, grown on clay- and limestone-inflected soils.
- Vines
- 100% Nebbiolo from organically farmed parcels.
- Soils
- Clay and limestone, contributing mineral character and structure.
- Farming
- Organic viticulture with low-intervention ethos.
- Cellar
- Hand-harvested grapes destemmed and macerated with skins for approximately 2–3 weeks, then fermented and aged in custom stoneware and porcelain vessels without modern temperature control.
- Additions
- Minimal to no added sulphites, unfined, unfiltered.
Where it's from · Piemonte, Italy
BRICCO DI NEIVE
Bricco di Neive is a small cru on the northeastern edge of Barbaresco, sitting at moderate altitude above the Tanaro valley. The soils here are a mix of calcareous marl, clay, and sandstone — a layered, heterogeneous geology that Fabio, with his geologist's eye, reads with unusual precision. It is terrain that gives Nebbiolo both elegance and structural grip, and that shows its complexity slowly, over time.
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The winemaker · Neive, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
Fabio Gea
Geologist turned vigneron, making tiny-batch Barbaresco wines that answer to no one
Fabio Gea spent his early career as a geologist — reading soils, mapping rock strata, understanding land from the ground up. That training didn't take him away from wine; it just delayed his return. In 2010, he came back to Neive to take over the small vineyard parcels his grandfather Nòtu had once tended, plots that had been left largely to themselves for years.
“Maybe it is poetry. Or maybe it’s my own mental masturbation. But I wanted to see.”
- Style
- Natural, minimal-intervention, experimental
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Barbera, Grignolino
- Farming
- Organic, fully hand-worked, old vines
- Winemaking
- Amphorae, porcelain and glass vessels, native yeasts, no sulfur additions
- Signature
- Former geologist reading terroir from the inside out
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Good to know
Questions we get a lot
Is this a natural wine?
All our wines come from small growers who farm organically or biodynamically and keep intervention in the cellar to a minimum: native yeasts, little or no added sulphites. Every producer has their own approach; the details are in “From the vineyard to the bottle” above.
Why is it a bit cloudy, or is there sediment?
Many of our wines are bottled unfiltered. A light haze or some sediment is natural and harmless: stand the bottle upright for a few hours and pour gently.
How long does it keep once open?
It depends on the wine (see “Once open” above). As a rule: cork back in and keep it in the fridge, reds included.
When will my order arrive?
We ship Tuesday to Saturday, usually right away. In Germany delivery takes 2–3 working days; rates for every country are on our shipping page.
Can I pick up in Berlin?
Yes. Choose pickup at checkout and collect your order at our shop in Berlin.