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: Blush seedless
Table grape with long clusters and seedless rose-red berries, thin skin and crunchy flesh, with a neutral sweet flavour. Early ripening. Very rarely vinified. Grown in California, Australia and Chile for export markets, prized for its attractive pink-red colour, pleasant neutral taste and excellent cold-storage life. American black seedless table grape variety bred for fresh consumption.
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
Upper Piedmont DOCG (right bank of Sesia at foot of Monte Rosa), mineral volcanic soils (porphyry, granite, iron), alpine windy climate with large thermal swings. Nebbiolo (locally Spanna) signature as red king (≥90%, up to 100% in 4-year Riserva): more mineral, fine and acidic than Barolo, with red cherry, faded rose, tar, undergrowth, iron and smoky hint, chiselled tannins and great ageing potential. Vespolina and Uva Rara in blend. Austere gem of northern Italy.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Extra-dry
Champagne with between 12 and 20 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).
