Gattinara Travaglini 2023

Travaglini and Gattinara: a truly winning combination, which for almost sixty years has been delivering high-quality labels, where Nebbiolo shows all its depth in an area of Piemonte, that of Vercelli, far from the Langhe. This Gattinara is a full-bodied and energetic red wine, with a colorful and elegant aromatic spectrum, which immediately conveys how Travaglini is one of the leading producers in this DOCG; thanks to Cinzia and Massimo, the couple at the helm of the winery where quality always comes first.

Travaglini confirms excellent quality levels with this Gattinara, a DOCG that encompasses the area of the province of Vercelli where the queen grape is Nebbiolo. The grapes come from vineyards characterized by a rocky subsoil rich in minerals, located at an altitude between 300 and 400 meters above sea level; after the harvest, strictly manual, fermentation takes place in steel tanks at controlled temperature for about 10-15 days; then the wine is aged for 28 months in oak barrels of different capacities: after this maturation, bottling operations proceed.with the bottling operations.

The Gattinara produced by the Travaglini winery presents itself in the glass with a red color tending towards garnet. The combination of aromas on the nose constitutes an elegant and incisive bouquet, with notes that shift from fruity to mineral, with hints of aromatic herbs and spices. On the palate, it has excellent body, vigorous, with a dense tannic structure, which contributes to making the sip broad and satisfying. A bottle that represents one of the most authoritative expressions that Nebbiolo can achieve in this specific territory, to be purchased to engage with a great Piedmontese red wine.