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“La Gatta” Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2023
Golden yellow with greenish reflections and the sweet aroma of fresh yellow fruit. These wonderfully fruity flavours also come through on the palate. The charming, sweet Moscato d'Asti has a fine mousse and the typical nutmeg flavour on the finish. A pleasure not only as an aperitif. SUPERIORE.DE
"This wine is floral with notes of sweet orchid fruit, lemon drops and rosehips. Sweet and creamy on the palate with lots of fruit. Dense and fruity." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Moscato
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 5,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 144 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,25 g/l
- Residual sugar: 132 g/l
- Sulfite: 142 mg/l
- pH value: 3,63
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Rosso Fuoco” Barbera d’Asti DOCG 2023 (BIO)
The charming Barbera Rosso Fuoco shines ruby red with clear violet reflections. Intense aroma of wild berries, cherries, spices and ripe sour cherries. The palate is characterised by fruit and harmony, a clear structure and a balanced finish. SUPERIORE.DE
"This offers notes of ripe dark berries, walnuts and spices, followed by a medium to full body with compact but supple tannins and a rich core of delicious fruit. Velvety finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Barbera
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Total extract: 30,33 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,96 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,52 g/l
- Sulfite: 62 mg/l
- pH value: 3,39
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑015
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Merlana” Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG 2023
Erbaluce di Caluso is an indigenous white wine grown in the north of the province of Turin. The bouquet has beautifully articulated aromas of white peach and jasmine. Clear, light and harmonious on the palate with a fine minerality. SUPERIORE.DEread more- Grape Variety: 100% Erbaluce
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 21,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,05 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 87 mg/l
- pH value: 3,37
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Villata” Arneis Roero DOCG 2024
Authentic Piedmontese white wine made from Arneis grapes. Delicate aromas of flowers, flint and fruit, clean, supple, solid on the palate and wonderfully fresh in flavour thanks to the well-integrated acidity. Its lively and tangy character makes this wine an ideal accompaniment to a variety of dishes, from light salads to grilled seafood. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Arneis
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel tank
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Total extract: 23,41 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,81 g/l
- Residual sugar: 3,82 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- pH value: 3,35
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Tra Donne Sole” Sauvignon Bianco Piemonte DOC 2023
Distinctive white wine from Monferrato. The aromatic Sauvignon Blanc grape variety gives the wine its unique floral bouquet, along with some pear and apple slices, passion fruit, gooseberry and citrus fruit. Its powerful texture and racy acidity are the basis for the medium-bodied and fresh flavour. Tra Donne Sole (The Lonely Women) is named after a work by Cesare Pavese. SUPERIORE.DE
"Pale straw yellow with silvery reflections. Above-average intensity on the nose, of gooseberries, followed by fresh grass and elderberry. Smooth on the palate, delicately bitter, juicy and also fresh until the medium-long finish." Falstaff
"Attractive aromas of quince and melon with a hint of fine herbs and stones, followed by a medium body with a fresh, mineral character of ripe orchard fruit. Creamy finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Total extract: 24,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,55 g/l
- Residual sugar: 3,57 g/l
- Sulfite: 95 mg/l
- pH value: 3,35
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Fosche” Chardonnay Piemonte DOC 2023
Chardonnay Fosche with a fine bouquet of ripe fruit, flowers, butter and fresh pastries, delicious on the palate with a lot of varietal character, fresh, full-fruity flavour with great acidity and a creamy finish. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright, sparkling straw yellow colour. Pronounced intensity on the nose, notes of juicy apricots and hints of pineapple. Soft and creamy on the palate, delicately bitter fruit flavour, medium length on the finish." Falstaff
"Apple slices, fruit candy, lemon peel and a hint of honeysuckle on the nose. Medium to full-bodied, bright and full of character with ripe fruit and a creamy texture. A hint of beeswax and spice with a lingering finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Total extract: 25,42 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,05 g/l
- Residual sugar: 3,54 g/l
- Sulfite: 89 mg/l
- pH value: 3,48
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contains sulphites - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 79 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 329 kJ
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“Vigna Bricco di Vergne” Dolcetto d’Alba DOC 2021
Rich ruby red with a violet hue, the typical primary fruity taste of bitter almonds and liquorice caresses the palate. This Dolcetto shines with its full body and an unexpected power and present acidity. SUPERIORE.DE
"Dense plum, blueberry and cherry with peppery, violet undertones; a robust style with ample energy and a long, vibrant finish." Decanter
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Dolcetto
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 12 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 29,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,10 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,97 g/l
- Sulfite: 86 mg/l
- pH value: 3,58
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Munfrina” Dolcetto d’Alba DOC 2022
Lively and bright Dolcetto with complex aromas of dark fruit and spicy notes, remarkably multi-layered, very typical of the variety, fresh and long in flavour. SUPERIORE.DE
"The 2022 Dolcetto d'Alba Munfrina is laced with crushed red berry/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol. Aging in steel keeps the flavors bright in this impeccably done Dolcetto. The purity of the fruit here is compelling." Vinous
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Dolcetto
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 to 7 months stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 30,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,36 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,74 g/l
- Sulfite: 65 mg/l
- pH value: 3,63
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Masseria dei Carmelitani” Gavi di Gavi DOCG 2023
Straw-yellow colour with pale green reflections. The flavour is tangy and fresh, with elegant acidity paired with mineral notes. A harmonious and well-balanced Gavi with an attractive volume of flavour. SUPERIORE.DE
"An aromatic white with notes of sliced pears, lemon drops and dried flowers. Medium-bodied and textural, almost oily on the palate with some saline and zesty undertones in the finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Cortese
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Total extract: 21,55 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,89 g/l
- Residual sugar: 3,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 90 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Terra” Barbera 2021
Lively bright ruby red. Initially slightly reductive on the nose, Terra soon reveals its great spicy profile of small red forest fruits, medicinal herbs and nutty notes. On the palate with medium pressure, a very pleasant dynamic and great drinking flow. The lively and refreshing acidity, together with its likeable red fruitiness, make it an excellent food companion. An exceptional Barbera that will still be fun to drink many years from now. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Barbera
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 500l burnt oak barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: screw cap
- Total extract: 28,95 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,05 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,95 g/l
- Sulfite: 72 mg/l
- pH value: 3,36
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Dolcetto d’Alba DOC 2023
Ruby with violet reflections. Round bouquet of elderberries, blueberry muffins and dried spices. Well-structured on the palate with a well-proportioned body, beautiful ripe tannins and a hint of delicate almond flavours in the round final. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Dolcetto
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: stainless steel and 3 months cement tank
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 14‑16 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,55 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,82 g/l
- Residual sugar: < 0,50 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“La Villa” Barbera d’Asti DOCG 2023 (BIO)
La Villa is a casual, feminine Barbera d'Asti that smells of ripe red fruit, flowers and spices. Round and focussed on the palate with a silky texture, lively acidity and good length. This is what value for money ideally looks like! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Barbera
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 5 months stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 15,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 30,55 g/l
- Total acidity: 7,00 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,30 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- pH value: 3,48
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑009
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Visadi” Dolcetto Langhe DOC 2022
The grapes come from the Ginestra, Mosconi and San Pietro cru sites, with around 10 rows planted outside the appellation boundaries (this is why the wine is a Langhe Dolcetto and not a Dolcetto d'Alba). Beautiful, detailed aroma of rose gardens and lavender fields. The finish is slender, soft and silky with aromatic richness and plenty of fruit. A wonderfully complex Dolcetto in the impeccable style of the Clerico house. SUPERIORE.DE
"This is a wine that is fun to drink and reveals sweet, explosive fruit. It is charming through and through. The Domenico Clerico 2022 Langhe Dolcetto Visadì shows fresh sour cherry and summery blueberry. The fruit is sweet and fresh, and there are also subtle floral aromas." Wine Advocate
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Dolcetto
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
salad with duck breast - Total extract: 29,48 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,16 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,51 g/l
- Sulfite: 80 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Etichetta Bianca” Gavi del Commune di Gavi DOCG 2023
When a winery only makes two wines, the "second wine" is rarely of bad parents. This is also the case with Etichetta Bianca, which is hardly inferior to its bigger brother from the single vineyard Minaia. Delicately fruity nose of citrus and elder with a nice herbal spiciness. Soft and full on the palate, the fresh acid wire makes it a wonderful food companion. In the middle finish, the typical Bergaglio refinement and mineral vein. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Cortese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 22,66 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,90 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,35 g/l
- Sulfite: 85 mg/l
- pH value: 3,49
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Sommo” Arneis Langhe DOC 2023
Light yellow with silver reflections. Orange zest with a subtle touch of stone fruit and delicate herbal spice on the soft nose. Medium-bodied, white apple fruit, mineral and persistent, restrained fruit sweetness on the finish, a multi-faceted and very fresh food companion. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Arneis
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 3 months stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 18,50 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,68 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,50 g/l
- Sulfite: 98 mg/l
- pH value: 3,28
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Dolcetto d’Alba DOC 2023
"Our Dolcetto has a typically Piedmontese DNA. The careful vinification aims to make it softer and rounder to emphasise its drinkability. Thanks to its particular organoleptic characteristics, it not only accompanies Langhe dishes with elegance and harmony." Franco Massolino
Bright ruby red with violet reflections. Open and generous wine with lots of dark fruit, cherry and sweet blackberry. On the palate of medium weight, but thanks to the natural richness of the Dolcetto grape, full-bodied and with a vinous character. The typical, delicate almond note in the finish. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Dolcetto
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months cement/stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Diam
- Food recommendations
spicy antipasti with sausage, ham and cheese, pasta, grilled red meat - Total extract: 25,87 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,58 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,29 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Moscato d’Asti DOP 2024
A great, fresh and fruity Moscato 2024 from the specialist: fresh, fine nuances of yellow fruit, sage and white flowers. Delicate and fine perlage, wonderful drinking flow. Lively and electric, with freshly cut peach, candied lemon peel, fresh mint and wild flowers all swirling out of the glass. The palate is sweet, but not sticky, with plenty of stone fruit. The balance of this wine is masterful, with a tangy acidity that keeps the wine lively at all times and makes each glass as refreshing as the first. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Moscato
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 5,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: twist lock
- Food recommendations
castelmagno cheese with jam - Total extract: 25,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 7,48 g/l
- Residual sugar: 151,40 g/l
- Sulfite: 150 mg/l
- pH value: 3,20
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Cristina Ascheri” Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2023
Bright light yellow. Intoxicatingly intense aromas of peach, mango and lychee, plus spring flowers. The residual sweetness very subtle, never broad, very fresh on the palate with a wonderfully refreshing finish. A classic as an aperitif, a lively addition to dessert. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Moscato
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 2 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 5,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 21,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,90 g/l
- Residual sugar: 129,20 g/l
- Sulfite: 149 mg/l
- pH value: 3,40
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Rosso Langhe DOC 2021
This Rosso is made from mainly Dolcetto and Barbera grapes and some Nebbiolo from various vineyards in the hills of the Langhe. Cherry-red in colour with violet reflections, it has a vinous fruit aroma, a spicy, full-bodied flavour and a pleasant acidity. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 40% Dolcetto, 40% Barbera, 20% Nebbiolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 12 months tonneau/stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 29,87 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,71 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,78 g/l
- Sulfite: 82 mg/l
- pH value: 3,50
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“San Luigi” Dogliani DOCG 2022
Fresh ruby red colour with violet reflections. Refined aroma of rose petals, roasted herbs, elderberry and small red berries. Fleshy, drinky flavour of stewed fruit, very fresh and supple tannins. Long finish with great Italian personality. SUPERIORE.DE
"Aromatic and fruity, this red exhibits blackberry, raspberry and violet flavors, with vibrant acidity and a light coating of tannins on the lingering finish." Wine Spectator
"Aromas of smoky black fruits and cherries. Full of primary fruit with bright acidity, very balanced, good texture with mouth-filling flavours of bitter plums. Excellent drinkability." Decanter
"Notes of fresh raspberries and spiced plums with liquorice, aniseed and dried flowers. Medium-bodied, smooth and supple with a silky finish. Pleasant and attractive." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Dolcetto
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: Diam
- Food recommendations
ragout of white meat with wild mushrooms - Total extract: 26,30 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,35 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,49 g/l
- Sulfite: 34 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC 2022
Fontanabianca has created an elegant and densely packed Barbera here. It shows the exuberance and potential of the grape with appropriate restraint. It is neither jammy nor overly fruity, but indulges with a fine dose of dried cherry, blackberry and plum flavours, plus some Spanish cedar wood with a fine citrus note. A well-balanced wine with a beautiful final. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Barbera
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 10/1 months large oak barrel/cement tank
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,72 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,32 g/l
- Residual sugar: < 0,50 g/l
- Sulfite: 92 mg/l
- pH value: 3,46
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Cristina Ascheri” Arneis Langhe DOC 2023
This noble white displays an intriguing, lingering aroma and flavour, grandly exuding its aromas of banana and pineapple, plus a delicate floral note. Its fine, fresh body provides a pleasant, long-lasting sweetness and an animating drinking flow. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 90% Arneis, 10% Viognier
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 20,68 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,02 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,55 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- pH value: 3,32
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG 2023
Gavi di Gavi from Olim Bauda impresses with its wonderful balance and fruitiness. Yellow fruit, mint and mineral flavours conquer the senses. Great energy and fullness on the palate, but always with fabulous lightness and elegance. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright straw yellow with greenish gold reflections. Medium intensity nose of ripe citrus fruits, nectarines and a hint of jasmine. Smooth on the palate, delicate fruit flavour, medium freshness, pleasantly juicy finish." Falstaff
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Cortese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 5 months stainless steel
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 22,66 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,60 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,50 g/l
- Sulfite: 81 mg/l
- pH value: 3,46
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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The famous region of Piedmont is incredibly diverse.
Most wine connoisseurs think of Barolo and Barbaresco when they think of Piedmont. No wonder, because since the 1980s these wines have been successful, popular, and many of them rare and sought after all over the world. The success of these two wines has turned what was once a very poor region into an economically successful one. A hectare of land in a prime location has become almost unaffordable.
The success of the wineries also created an economic factor for the entire region. Jobs in the numerous supplier companies, the construction industry - and not to forget - pleasure tourism is booming. The success story of the Barolo boys around Angelo Gaja and Elio Altare has even been made into a film.
But Piedmont is large. And few wine-growing regions are as topographically diverse as the western part of northern Italy. That's why the countless other wines are hardly ever mentioned. Wrongly so. For there are quite excellent wines, both red and white. Erbaluce, Gavi, Grignolino, Timorasso, Arneis, Ruchè, Ghemme, Gattinara, Boca, Freisa, Verduno, Bracchetto, Nascetta ...
The location at the foot of the Alps provides the widely hilly landscape with a warm growing season and a long autumn. This climate is particularly favourable for the late-ripening Nebbiolo grape. Apart from Tuscany, most of Italy's top wines come from Piedmont.
The beginnings of viticulture in Piedmont go back to the Taurine people - hence the name of the capital Turin - and to the Ligurians. Surrounded by the Alps in the north and west, and by the Apennines in the south, the land becomes very hilly towards the east and only gradually becomes plain. The name Piedmont means Pié de Monte, i.e.: at the foot of the mountains.
The 42,870 hectares of vineyards are cultivated by around 100,000 wineries and some winegrowers' cooperatives. The vineyards of Piedmont are located in the hill country north and south of the upper Po Valley - mainly near Monferrato, Asti, near Alba, and northwest of Novara and Vercelli. A distinction is made between Piemonte il Monferrato, Piemonte il Nord, Piemonte l'Astigiano and Piemonte le Langhe.
Each area has an individual microclimate and specific soils. The wines from the different areas are therefore also clearly different from each other, although the often very small growing areas are close to each other.
Diversity in quality too.
Piedmont has the most DOP regions in Italy. 85% of all wines come from the 17 DOCG and 42 DOC areas, which is one of the highest quality rates anywhere. Piedmont's share of Italy's total production - similar to Tuscany - is just over 5% percent. The most important wine-growing areas are Alba, Asti, Barolo, Barbaresco, Carema, Canavese, Caluso, the Vercelli and Novara mountains and the hills of Monferrato and Langhe near Alba, which are considered the best sites in terms of quality.
There are well over a hundred authorised grape varieties (in the 19th century there were even almost 400), and many of them are autochthonous. The most important white wine varieties are Moscato, Arneis, Erbaluce, Cortese, Favorita, Timorasso and some Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The most important red wine varieties are Barbera with about 50% of the total area, Dolcetto and Nebbiolo - also called Chiavennasca or Spanna.
In addition, many autochthonous and a few international grape varieties: Bonarda Piemontese, Brachetto, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Croatina, Freisa, Grignolino, Grisa Nera, Malvasia di Casorzo, Malvasia di Schierano, Merlot, Neretto, Pelaverga , Ruchè, Syrah, Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese) Vespolina, Riesling and many others in small quantities.
The Nebbiolo grape - the old native and only grape variety for Barolo - is grown on the chalky, loamy weathered soils southwest of the town of Alba in the hill region of the Langhe. From it, the often powerful and tannic Barolo and the somewhat leaner, elegant Barbaresco are pressed. Today, the "battle of the generations" is still recognisable in both.
The traditionalists, who insist on long skin contact and ageing in large wooden barrels, and the modernists, who work with shorter maceration and ageing in barriques, coexist peacefully today. At most, fights are still verbal and joking - in the pub. The differences can certainly be tasted, but today it is only a question of which one tastes better. The wines of the traditionalists often need a few years to show their true elegance, those of the modernists are often accessible earlier, but have long since shown that they last just as long.
The Barbera grape produces very good results in the area around Alba, Asti and Nizza. It is considered much more productive than Nebbiolo, has somewhat softer tannins, powerful body, usually very present fruit and about the same amount of acidity.
The Nebbiolo wines that come from outside the two famous wine-growing areas of Barolo and Barbaresco and their associated vineyards are labelled Nebbiolo d'Alba and are often not inferior to their more famous brothers. But the Nebbiolo grape is also the basis of other high-quality wines of Piedmont: the Gattinara and the Ghemme, as well as in the ancient, long-forgotten region in the north that is now awakening from its slumber: Boca.
Of course, Piedmont is also known as the home of Asti Spumante, made from the Moscato grape. The light, sparkling Asti is very popular in Italy. Whether as still, pearl (frizzantino) or sparkling (spumante) wine - the growths are light, sweet and have a seductively grapey character. However, Piedmont is not only known for its wine production: The region is also the land of origin of vermouth. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Capital: Turin
- Provinces: Turin, Asti, Biella, Alessandria, Novara, Cuneo, Vercelli, Verbania
- Vineyard area: 43,000 hectares
- Total production/year: around 258 million litres (2016)
- of which red/rosé wine: 55%
- Share of Italy's viticulture: 5.1%
Piedmont comprises 17 DOCG and 42 DOC areas (85% of the vineyard area):
- Alta Langa DOCG
- Asti DOCG
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
- Barolo DOCG
- Brachetto d'Acqui/Acqui DOCG
- Dogliani DOCG
- Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba/Diano d'Alba DOCG
- Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore/Ovada DOCG
- Erbaluce di Caluso/Caluso DOCG
- Gattinara DOCG
- Gavi/Cortese di Gavi DOCG
- Ghemme DOCG
- Nizza DOCG
- Roero DOCG
- Ruchè of Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
- Alba DOC
- Albugnano DOC
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
- Barbera del Monferrato DOC
- Boca DOC
- Bramaterra DOC
- Calosso DOC
- Canavese DOC
- Carema DOC
- Cisterna d'Asti DOC
- Colli Tortonesi DOC
- Collina Torinese DOC
- Colline Novaresi DOC
- Colline Saluzzesi DOC
- Cortese of'Alto Monferrato DOC
- Coste della Sesia DOC
- Dolcetto d'Acqui DOC
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Dolcetto d'Asti DOC
- Dolcetto di Ovada DOC
- Fara DOC
- Freisa d'Asti DOC
- Freisa di Chieri DOC
- Gabiano DOC
- Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC
- Langhe DOC
- Lessona DOC
- Loazzolo DOC
- Malvasia of Casorzo d'Asti/Malvasia di Casorzo/Casorzo DOC
- Malvasia of Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC
- Monferrato DOC
- Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- Piedmont DOC
- Pinerolo DOC
- Rubino di Cantavenna DOC
- Sizzano DOC
- Strevi DOC
- Terre Alfieri DOC
- Valli Ossolane DOC
- Valsusa DOC
- Verduno Pelaverga/Verduno DOC