Sweet
Hera
By Paride Chiovini, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
Hera is a white wine made from dried grapes, named for the queen of Olympus; it pours straw yellow with amber notes and a rich, sweet character balanced by acidity.
Tasting notes
A white wine made from dried, withered grapes (uve appassite). Straw yellow in colour, full of amber notes. Complex and persistent bouquet with notes of candied fruit, raisins and aromatic herbs. Full and enveloping on the palate, properly sweet but balanced with acidity and minerality, with a persistent aftertaste of dried fruit.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Vino Bianco
- Production area
- Between Sizzano and Ghemme (Colline Novaresi)
- Vineyard planting
- Older vineyard parcels are planted at low density; despite their age they have reached productive balance thanks to well-developed root systems, which brings out the site's typicity. Newer plantings exceed 4,000 vines per hectare, laid out to make the most of sun exposure. All vineyard work, from winter pruning to summer green pruning, is done by hand to avoid stressing the vines.