Wine Torraccia del Piantavigna, Ghemme DOCG, 2010
Tasting Notes
Wine ruby-red color with garnet and copper highlights.
The taste of wine at a young age shows sharpness and sharpness, which go away over time. Elegance and grace characterize it in maturity. The bouquet sounds notes of balsamic, dried cherry, cocoa, cinnamon and nougat.
The aromatic power of wine is manifested in shades of sweet fruits and spices surrounded by a thin vanilla flair.
Experts recommend serving wine to red meat, beef stew, game, and spicy cheeses.
Interesting Facts
The refined, noble Torraccia del Piantavigna, Ghemme DOCG is created from the Nebbiolo and Vespolin grapes grown in the famous Piedmont commune of Gemme. Wine is the pride of the economy and demonstrates excellent quality, confirmed by high ratings of critics and prizes in international competitions.
To create a wine, the crop is harvested by hand in the first half of October and transported to the winery in small boxes. After soft pressing, the wort is fermented in tanks under thermal control conditions and then subjected to malolactic fermentation. Wine is aged for at least three years oak barrels and at least 6 months in a bottle.
The attraction of Toraccia del Piantavigna, Gemme lies in its softness and seductively sweet aroma, which replaced the more strict character typical of traditional wines of the Upper Piedmont.
The design of the bottle and label for wine has been preserved since 1904.
Producer's description
The history of " Torraccia del Piantavigna" began in 1977, when Pierino Piantavigna, the ancestor of the current generation of the Francoli family, planted the first Nebbiolo vines in the hills near Gemme. The name given by the company founded thirteen years later is directly related to Pierino, his passion for growing grapes, as well as the area where the land belonging to Piettavigna was located - “la Torraccia”. The official year of creation of the company is 1997, and Alessandro Francoli, president of the winery Luigi Francoli, was directly involved in its appearance.
Torracca del Piertavigna is located in Upper Piedmont, at the foot of Monte Rosa. The company owns about 100 acres of vineyards, where they grow mainly the three most common local varieties. The current generation of the company's management is inspired by the story of the founder Pierino. And at the same time, it seeks to direct its forces not only to create recognizable wines, but also to expand the potential of local lands with respect to the environment and society. The well-deserved appreciation and reflection of Torracci del Piantavigna's competent activities are the prestigious Eco-Friendly awards from the Touring Club Italiano, received by the company in 2014, 2017 and 2018.
