Gattinara Riserva Travaglini 2021

The Gattinara Riserva by Travaglini is a red wine made from pure Nebbiolo, produced in Alto Piemonte. In this territory of ancient volcanic origin, with soils rich in minerals and iron, the noble Piedmontese grape variety expresses itself with wines of great finesse and elegance, with floral and fruity aromas, spicy and mineral notes. It is an excellence label, produced only in the best vintages and has an excellent aging potential.

The red Gattinara Riserva is produced from vineyards cultivated at an altitude of 320-420 meters, with a beautiful sunny exposure to the south and southwest. The training system is simple guyot, with a planting density of 3500-5000 vines per hectare and yields lower than 65 quintals per hectare. The soils are rocky, reddish in color due to the presence of iron mineral salts. The climate of the area, cool and ventilated, favors a slow maturation of the grapes. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature, with maceration on the skins for about 2 weeks. The wine ages for 3 years in Slavonian oak barrels, partly in smaller woods.small and completes the refinement with another 8 months in bottle before commercialization.

The Gattinara Riserva is one of the excellences of Travaglini, which in the splendid foothill territory of Alto Piemonte produces a class Nebbiolo, intense and refined. Thanks to careful work in the vineyard and cellar, the wine manages to express and faithfully interpret the best characteristics of the Gattinara area, bringing the peculiarities of the territory into the glass. It presents itself with a garnet color. On the nose, it expresses floral and spicy notes, aromas of small red berry fruits, hints of licorice root and mountain herbs. On the palate, it has a good body with a fresh and intense sip, fine and evolved tannic structure, and a clear mineral vein that leads to a savory finish.