The Ghemme DOCG is grown in an area with just over 60 hectares of vineyards of great value. The position of the vineyards, the great temperature variations due to the influence of Monte Rosa give this grape an elegant and complex aromatic variability.
Ghemme is a ruby red wine with hints of orange. On the nose is intense and fine with hints of violet and licorice. In the mouth has a full taste, rich, unique also thanks to the clay soil and the exposure to the West of the hills.
Its character remains very well fascinating even after many years.
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Size: 750ml
Grape variety: 90% Nebbiolo 10% Vespolina.
Alc. %: 14
Production area: D.O.C.G. territory of Ghemme. Minimal use of chemical agents.
Method of breeding: guyot.
Harvest: manual in boxes.
Vinification: in stainless steel tanks with temperature control, followed by malolactic fermentation.
Ageing: at least 3 years in medium-sized French Allier oak barrels.
Aging: at least 6 months in bottle.
Serving temperature: serve at 16-17 ºC, in a large glass, taking care to ventilate well before tasting.
Recommended pairings: excellent with red meat, braised meats, game and mature cheeses.
Company name: Az. Agr. Torraccia del Piantavigna SRL
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A garnet red color wine, with a characteristic bouquet, intense and ethereal, that reminds of berries and raspberry jam. Its taste is dry full, robust, austere, velvety and harmonious.
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The vineyards are difficult to work and the almost entirely manual cultivation give an additional value to this fantastic wine. In addition to this, however, the main feature that makes Gattinara unique is the composition of volcanic soil.
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The hills of Gattinara cover very few hectares and are among the most evocative in Italy with small historic vineyards set on steep hills.
The vineyards are difficult to work and the almost entirely manual cultivation give an additional value to this fantastic wine. In addition to this, however, the main feature that makes Gattinara unique is the composition of volcanic soil.
The color is ruby red with orange reflections, the scent is reminiscent of purple and the palate is dry and with a bitter bottom.
Nebbiolo is a grape that particularly loves these characteristics, this gives the wine a certain austerity, vigorous tannins, but at the same time a great character and complexity.
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An important wine, full-bodied, with a beautiful intense ruby red color and a broad aroma with hints of violet. It has dry, full and enveloping taste. It is a wine suitable to long aging.
An important wine, full-bodied, of a beautiful intense ruby red color, with a broad aroma with hints of violet, with a dry taste, full and enveloping taste. It is a wine that lends itself well to long aging.
A garnet red color wine with an intense scent and complex aromas, that remind blackberries, licorice and spices, with a full and rich flavor in the mouth and fine and aromatic tannins.
Describing a multi awarded winning wine might seem simple, but, in fact, we are definitely talking about a very complex wine. The Gattinara 2006 won for three consecutive times the 3 Gambero Rosso Glasses, in addition to the title of Grande Vino for the Slow Food guide.
The color is a ruby red with reflections tending to orange.
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The hills of Gattinara are among the most beautiful in Italy: the vineyards are difficult to work and the almost entirely manual cultivation give an additional value to this fantastic wine whose main characteristic derives from the volcanic composition of the soil.
2004 was one of the most complex year with plenty of precipitation, which has imposed particular attention in the vineyard, bringing to light an intriguing and award-winning wine.
L'Espresso
4 Bottles: «Complex notes of mushrooms, damp earth, goudron, essential taste, very compound and rigorous, taut and persistent»
Gambero Rosso
2 Red Glasses: «A commendable olfactory complexity expressed on the hints of cinchona and iodine, remarkable persistence on the palate with severe tactile sensations, almost essential»
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Ghemme 2001 is an important example of an unusual vintage that however retains all the character of a great wine. On the nose has persistent notes of leather and tobacco while on the palate is soft and enveloping with a certain dose of flavor and a nice note of acidity.
This Ghemme brings back in the field of "vintage" characteristics: it is a wine that has been resting for more than twenty years, ideal for those looking for special tastes and is not satisfied to drink a classic full-bodied wine.
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Exposure to the west and the clay soil give the Ghemme a unique complexity and elegance, characteristics that reflect the level of experience in winemaking of Torraccia del Piantavigna.
The color is a ruby with orange reflections, the nose stands out the violet with hints of licorice and the palate is full-bodied with soft tannins.
A garnet red color wine with an intense and complex aromas that remind of riped blackberries, licorice and spices. In the mounth it has a full and rich flavor with fine and aromatic tannins.