Red
Ghemme
By Ioppa, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's classic Ghemme, Nebbiolo with 15% Vespolina, aged three to four years in large Slavonian oak.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with orange reflections. Fine, intense, pleasant and ethereal nose with fruity notes of violet and strawberry. Dry, velvety, savoury and harmonious, suitably tannic, with a pleasantly bitter aftertaste.
Pairs well with
Rich, refined recipes: tagliatelle, gnocchi and ravioli with stewed-meat sauce; red and white meats, roasts, braises, game, aged and hard cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Ghemme DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 85%, Vespolina 15%
- Production area
- Romagnano Sesia (province of Novara), Alto Piemonte
- Soil
- Mixed, mostly clay on the hilltop and sand mixed with loose pebbles on the slopes (estate-wide description)
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vineyard planting
- Vines 20 to 45 years old; 4,200 vines/ha; yield 75 q/ha
- Vinification
- Red vinification, natural, in temperature-controlled steel tanks for 20 to 25 days, with several days of extended maceration on the skins. Aged 36 to 48 months in 25 to 37 hl Slavonian oak casks and vats, then at least 12 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20°C