Red

Gamba di Pernice

By Villa Giada, Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Villa Giada Gamba di Pernice

A small-production native red from the rare Gamba Rossa variety, fermented about twenty days and ageing well for years. Spicy, with undergrowth and green pepper notes.

Tasting notes

Bright ruby with purple veins. Ample bouquet of undergrowth and spices with balsamic notes on the finish. Typical spicy aroma with clear notes of green pepper.

Pairs well with

Excellent on its own; with pasta courses, tasty first and second courses and typical Piedmontese starters.

Technical details

Style
Red
Grape
Gamba Rossa (Gamba di Pernice)
Soil
Calcareous marl, alternating silty marls and small clay fractions
Harvest
By hand, between the second half of September and the beginning of October
Vineyard planting
Native variety Gamba Rossa, locally called Gamba di Pernice. Integrated pest management.
Vinification
Careful destemming to keep as many whole berries as possible. Alcoholic fermentation at 29-30°C for about twenty days; the long fermentation and skin contact give a strongly structured wine that needs at least a year of refinement after bottling.

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