Winery VegisGattinara Riserva
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The Gattinara Riserva of the Winery Vegis is in the top 0 of wines of Gattinara.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vegis's Gattinara Riserva.
Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
Informations about the Winery Vegis
The Winery Vegis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Gattinara to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gattinara
The wine region of Gattinara is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Travaglini or the Domaine Nervi produce mainly wines red, sparkling and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gattinara are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gattinara often reveals types of flavors of cream, jam or fig and sometimes also flavors of thyme, perfume or dried flowers.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
