# Ghemme (La Piemontina)

> Red, Ghemme DOCG by [La Piemontina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-piemontina.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ghemme-d-o-c-g).

- **Producer:** La Piemontina
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Ghemme DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Alto Piemonte
- **Soil:** Moraine and alluvial
- **Exposure:** South to south-east
- **Harvest:** Late autumn, when morning fog wraps the vineyard hills
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot Classico; 280 m a.s.l.; Nebbiolo vines: 21 ha; 3,472 vines per hectare; 80 q/ha; average vine age 12 years (oldest planted 1976)
- **Vinification:** Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled 26 to 28 °C for 10 days in steel, followed by about ten days of maceration on the skins. Aged 18 months in wood and 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A 100% Nebbiolo Ghemme, one of the estate's first wines, aged 18 months in wood and 6 in bottle, 13 to 14% alcohol.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet reflections. Delicate floral notes of rose and violet, with wild berry fruit. Round tannins, velvety body, balanced acidity and excellent persistence.

## Food pairings

Piedmontese main courses, meat (braised and roast), medium to long aged cheeses