Piedmont

Type: Langhe D.O.C. Riesling
Variety: Riesling Renano
Altitude: approximately 500/570 m.a.s.l.
Exposure: South East – South West
Average age of vineyards: 15 years
Soil: Silty, calcareous and very stony
Harvest period: Early October
Winemaking
The grapes are hand-picked into boxes, followed by crushing and gentle pressing. The alcoholic fermentation takes place in vertical steel tanks at about 16 °C, then the temperature is further lowered to prevent the possible occurrence of malolactic fermentation. The wine is bottled at the end of spring. Thanks to the low fermentation temperature, the yeasts stop their fermentative activity, leaving a residual sugar of about 5 / 6 grams per litre, which helps express the varietal character of the Riesling.
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Tasting
In appearance, it is straw yellow with greenish reflections. The aroma is fruity and finely tropical in its youth, with hints of a slight vegetal note that transforms, in the subsequent evolutionary phases in the bottle, into mineral and hydrocarbon notes typical of this grape variety. On the palate, the entry is full, with a nice sapidity and a lovely sweetness of fruit, finishing long, fresh and persistent.

Type: Langhe D.O.C. Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay
Altitude: approximately 500 m.a.s.l.
Exposure: East
Average age of the vineyards: 20 years
Soil: Medium texture, tending towards calcareous
Harvest period: Mid-September
Vinification
The grapes are hand-picked into crates, followed by gentle crushing and pressing. The alcoholic fermentation of the must occurs in vertical steel tanks at a controlled temperature of around 18°C. Partial malolactic fermentation also takes place in steel. The aging period is about 6 months in steel. Bottling takes place at the end of spring to be marketed after a few months.
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Tasting
The wine has a straw yellow colour and a fruity aroma, with hints of bread crust. On the palate, the sensation of fullness and harmony is enhanced by the acidity that provides freshness and a long aftertaste.

Erbaluce di Caluso d.o.c.g.

Grape variety: Arneis 100%
Production area: Roero, Municipality of Canale and Vezza d’Alba
The Arneis, an exclusive grape variety of the steep hills of Roero, is, along with Nebbiolo, the architect of the notoriety of our territory. To enhance the prestige that this grape variety deserves, since 2004 an exclusive selection of Roero Arneis has been created, with the clear intent to offer an additional opportunity to fully appreciate the characteristics and potential of this great grape variety.

The grapes come from two selected vineyards chosen for their sandy terroir and high altitude: from the soft, sandy soils of the Tanone cru, in the municipality of Vezza d’Alba, and from the Renesio Incisa cru in Canale, on the famous hill that gave birth to the Arneis grape towards the end of the 1400s. It is said that it was precisely in Renesio that this white grape differentiated itself, initially called “Nebbiolo bianco” due to the shape of the bunch and the size of the berries similar to Nebbiolo.

On this particularly sandy type of soil, Arneis expresses all its potential of aroma and elegance. The Cecu has intense aromas of tropical fruits and fascinates the palate with the refinement of a savoury and persistent taste destined to improve in the coming years thanks to its complexity and fullness.

We wanted to dedicate this selection to grandfather Francesco Carbone, better known as “Cecu d’la Biunda”: a mild and gentle person, a great enthusiast of Arneis when it was still unknown beyond regional borders.

Sensory profile
Colour: intense bright straw yellow.
Nose: the wine has great olfactory intensity. It shows a combination of great depth that slowly develops towards sensations of significant aromatic freshness, ranging from pineapple to white currant.
Taste: the entry on the palate is quite marked by a splendid gustatory freshness that gradually reveals its true powerful and enveloping character. Its development is very growing and ends with a rich and very persistent finish, where the triumph of savouriness is evident.

The Derthona Vigneti Massa is an iconic and representative white wine, produced by what is the true pioneer of Timorasso in Italy. There are not many cases where the idea of a grape variety coincides almost entirely with a winemaker, and when this happens, it means dealing with a true flagbearer, capable of revaluing and revitalising a territory, just like in the case of Walter Massa with Timorasso and the Colli Tortonesi. A showman and deep connoisseur of vineyard and territory, Walter took the reins of the family winery in the 1970s, but decided to make a radical turn in local viticulture, favouring local varieties, limiting yields, and minimising treatments in the vineyard, but above all realising the enormous potential of Timorasso and elevating it to the status of the local flagship white grape. The wines, which range from deep, territorial reds to long-lasting whites, are true pieces of Italian wine history, essential in the cellar of every enthusiast.

The Derthona wine takes its name from one of the most famous crus dedicated to Timorasso, and Walter's wine is a pure expression of the eponymous grape. In the vineyard, as already mentioned, the least intervention possible is practised, and in the winery, the process is consistent, with spontaneous alcoholic fermentations and maturation of the liquid on fine lees.

The Derthona Vigneti Massa presents itself in the glass with a medium intensity straw-yellow colour. The nose is broad and rich, where clear hints of acacia honey, flint, and white flowers stand out, creating a profile that intertwines fleshiness and mineral puffs. The sip is filling and has a creamy texture, perfectly balanced between its material richness and the saline component that significantly extends the wine's persistence. An undisputed flagbearer.

Colour: Medium intensity straw-yellow

Aroma: Aromatic breadth of acacia and linden flowers, with citrus sensations

Taste: Warm sensations, with a good alcohol level balanced by notable mineral freshness; long and persistent

Brut Chardonnay Charmat Method

Alta Langa brut from Canelli d.o.c.g.
Classic method 40 months on the lees

Denomination: Piemonte DOC
Vintage: 2021
Dosage: Dry
Grape variety: Sauvignon
Region: Piemonte (IT), Canelli (AT)
Aging: Steel
Serving temperature: 6/8°C
Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.

The Ghione Agricultural Company, family-run, is located in the historic estate called Cà d' Gioto.
Their long experience as winemakers and their particular focus on quality have always led to wine production that is attentive to tradition, the environment, and customer needs. The wines produced are characterized by intense bouquets and rich, balanced structures on the palate.

Grape variety: Cortese
The Filagnotti from Cascina degli Ulivi is a white wine that is macerated with a fresh and sharp entry. It stands out for its typical iron minerality, given by the soil, perfectly balanced by its richness. Savoury, fine and extremely long, with a great predisposition for aging. A wine, as Stefano Bellotti used to say, “capable of finding the balance between opposing concepts.”

DENOMINATION: Gavi Docg
GRAPE VARIETY: Cortese
EXPOSURE: south - south east - south west
TYPE OF SOIL: marl limestone
ALTITUDE OF VINEYARDS: 320 m a.s.l.
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot
HARVEST PERIOD: September
HARVEST: selection in the vineyard of the healthiest
and ripest grapes hand-picked in 20 Kg boxes
WINEMAKING: soft pressing and fermentation in steel
tanks
COLOUR: bright straw yellow, with luminous reflections
ON THE NOSE: sensations of ripe fruit, white peach with a finish of
citrus peel, mineral notes.
ON THE PALATE: enveloping sweet sensations, balanced by vegetal notes,
coconut, vanilla beans and walnut husk. Citrusy finish of lemon and
cedar.

DENOMINATION: Piemonte Chardonnay Doc
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay
EXPOSURE: south-southeast
SOIL TYPE: clay-limestone marl with a prevalence of silt
ALTITUDE OF VINEYARDS: 200 m a.s.l.
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot
HARVEST PERIOD: September
HARVEST: selection in the vineyard of the healthiest and ripest grapes picked by hand in 20 Kg boxes
VINIFICATION: soft pressing and fermentation in barrique
MALOLACTIC: partially completed
AGING: in barrique on the lees with frequent batonnages
COLOUR: bright straw yellow
ON THE NOSE: exotic fruits like mango and banana, fresh vegetal sensations of green pepper.
ON THE PALATE: excellent structure balanced by a fresh and clear acidic vein.

The white wine Nascetta from Novello “Anas-Cetta” is a tribute that Elvio Cogno pays to the Piedmontese terroir, particularly to the municipality of Novello. This area is indeed the only one where the ancient grape variety Nascetta is cultivated, a grape in which the winery firmly believes, having produced it since 1994, with the aim of bringing it back into vogue among the younger generations of enthusiasts. A bottle that impresses with its sapidity and freshness, and that has an almost “Mediterranean” soul, truly original within the Langhe. Once tasted, you will become its first ambassadors.

The Anas-Cetta is a Nascetta from Novello that originates from the use of an indigenous white grape variety from the Alba area, which is little cultivated today, the Nascetta. The plants of this variety, which are around 15 years old, grow in a vineyard owned by the Elvio Cogno winery located about 350 meters above sea level. The grapes, carefully selected during the harvest phase, which begins at the end of September, ferment spontaneously in steel, thanks to the presence of indigenous yeasts, at a controlled temperature. The maturation phase, lasting 6 months, also takes place in steel, during which the wine remains in contact with its own yeasts.

The Nascetta from Novello “Anas-Cetta” develops in the glass with a typically straw-yellow colour, characterised by slight golden reflections at the rim. The nose is interesting, moving on pleasant citrus notes, mainly of bergamot, enriched by mineral touches and sensations that recall aromatic herbs. On the palate, it is light-bodied, harmonious, with a savoury and pleasantly fresh sip. A drinkable product, of excellent quality, with which the Elvio Cogno winery demonstrates its skill even when tackling the production of white wines.

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