Red
Ghemme Riserva
By La Piemontina, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Nebbiolo Ghemme Riserva aged 24 months in wood and 12 in bottle, at 13.5% alcohol with 5.7 g/l total acidity.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby. Aromas of cherry and plum, rose and a hint of violet. Rich, complex palate with balanced acidity and a warm, enveloping finish.
Pairs well with
Game, grilled meats, medium to long aged cheeses, herb-flavoured cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Ghemme DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- 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 about 7 to 10 days in wooden vats, then roughly 3 months of submerged-cap maceration on the skins. Aged 24 months in wood and 12 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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