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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Weight: 750ml
Alc. %: 14°
Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo.
Production area: Gattinara D.O.C.G.. Minimum use of chemical agents.
Soil composition: porphyry, sienite and quartz characterize one of the most acidic soils in Italy.
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.
Suggested serving temperature: 16-17 ºC, in a large glass, taking care to uncork the bottle a few minutes before.
Gastronomic pairings: perfect with fine meat, game and traditional Piedmontese dishes.
Company name: Az. Agr. Torraccia del Piantavigna SRL
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A beautiful ruby red wine with violet reflections and a vinous, intense and fruity aroma with hints of cherry, dry and medium-bodied. It is a wine suitable for moderate aging.
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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 intense ruby red wine, with violet reflections. Fresh and fragrant aromas of strawberry, cherry and red fruits. In the mouth it is pleasant, soft and the presence of tannins is sweet and lively.
An elegant and complex wine whose grapes, for Vigna Pelizzane, derive from the most prestigious hectare of the estate.
Treated separately from the beginning of the season: with particular attention, very few bunches per plant, a strictly manual harvest and exclusive vinification and aging allow to create a cru of excellence.
The vintage wine 2011 has in fact obtained the highest prizes from all the guides, you could not present better.
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A garnet red color wine with an intense and important aroma, hints of ripe fruit and spices. Its taste is dry and full-bodied, thanks to harmonious tannins. In short, "Monsú", in Piedmontese dialect, means lord.
An important wine, full-bodied, of a beautiful intense ruby red color, with a broad aroma, hints of violet and a dry full and enveloping taste. It is a wine suitable for long aging.
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.
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. On the palate 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 fascinating even after many years.
A dark garnet red wine, full-bodied. On the olfactory analysis this wine is very elegant and pleasing, has a warm nose, toasted with hints dominated by aromas of leather, barley, coffee, strawberry jam. In the mouth it is soft and warm, thanks to sweet tannins.
Barbera d'Asti Superiore is produced with the best Barbera Della Cascina Valeggia grapes. The strains of Barbera, cultivated in vineyard with an exceptional exposure and in a very poor white soil, produce very few bunches of grapes. The resulting product is a wine of an intense ruby color and purple reflections, with the scent of ripe cherry followed by spicy notes and berries. The taste is ample and it has a good body and persistence.
A garnet red wine to the glass, elegant and noble. Sweet floral notes open the olfactory, which then continues on flavors of ripe red pulp fruits, to allow the perception of precious tertiary nuances of tobacco, mint and pepper. On the palate, it is balanced and silky, characterized by a tannic texture that communicates being able to support the wine for many more years. A wine suitable for important dinners.
Made from strictly thinned grapes, this wine is the noblest expression of the Barbera vines. It has a ruby red color, with an intense aroma of red fruits in syrup and a round flavor, harmoniously refined.
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, important aroma, hints of ripe fruit and spices, a dry taste, full-bodied and harmonious tannins. In short, "Monsú", in Piedmontese dialect, means Lord.
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.