# Gamba di Pernice (Villa Giada)

> Red by [Villa Giada](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/villa-giada.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/villa-giada-gamba-di-pernice).

- **Producer:** Villa Giada
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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