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.
A medium intense ruby red wine and a good transparency that tends very quickly towards a garnet red; persistent and captivating scent with notes of dog rose and peach kernel. On the palate, it has a good roundness balanced by tannins and structure typical and perfectly equilibrated.
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.
A intense garnet red wine with a spicy bouquet of cloves and nutmeg, ripe fruit and rose hips. On the palate, it is imposing, robust and important, velvety and soft.
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.
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 medium intense ruby red wine with a good transparency that tends very quickly towards a garnet red; persistent and captivating scent with notes of dog rose and peach kernel. On the palate, it has a good roundness, balanced by tannins and a typical structure, perfectly equilibrated.
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.
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»
A garnet red wine in the glass, elegant and noble. Sweet floral notes open the olfactory, that 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 support the wine for many more years. The finish is long and tasty. A wine suitable for a formal dinner.
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.
The Ghemme Riserva Pelizzane is a fantastic CRU, grown on a hectare of excellence! This portion of the vineyard has the best exposure of the entire vineyard but, in addition, the grapes are thinned, harvested, vinified and aged separately.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A wine with a strong personality, full-bodied and dry, that is suitable for meat and fish dishes such as soups. The Grignolino d'Asti grapes ripe for a long time on the plant and its wine is produced in purity. It has a soft ruby red color, a delicate aroma with fruity notes of undergrowth and a taste that is austere, refined and dry, thanks to the presence of tannins.
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.
The color is a ruby red. On the nose is intense and fine with hints of violet and licorice. On the palate is dry and full-bodied, soft with tannins of great workmanship. Long and satisfying finish.