Ghemme DOCG 2016
SKU: GHEMM3
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- Red Wine
- Grape Variety: 90% Nebbiolo, 10% Vespolina
- Case Size: 6 x 75cl
- ABV: 13.5% vol
- Ghemme is a rich, full-bodied red with pronounced tannins and a depth of flavour that rewards careful aging. Its palate combines intensity with elegance, offering a complex, structured experience that reflects its unique alpine-influenced terroir.
- Produced exclusively from select D.O.C.G. vineyards with yields limited to 2,200 kg per acre, Ghemme must age for at least three years. The clay-rich, fluvial soils and significant diurnal temperature variation contribute to the development of concentrated aromas and long-lasting structure.
- A prestigious, historically revered Italian red, Ghemme combines rarity, full-bodied richness, and elegant complexity, representing one of Italy’s most exclusive and terroir-driven wines.
Description
For a wine to be called Ghemme, it must not only come from the selected D.O.C.G. vineyards, but the yield cannot exceed 2,200 kg per acre, it must age for at least 3 years. The exclusivity of the wine is also linked to the fact that the D.O.C.G. covers a mere 140 acres of the finest vineyards in the area. The soil is of fluvial and alluvial origin, from the glacial river which ran down from Monte Rosa. It is quite heavy with clay content and relatively acidic. Most importantly, cool air flows down from the mountains, providing large thermal differences between night and day, favouring the development of full aromas in the grape. Ghemme is a rich full-bodied wine with strong tannins that require significant aging. A unique wine known throughout the ages for its richness, fullness of flavour and ability to mesmerise when at its best. Not as well-known as its sister wine, Gattinara, Ghemme, with a growing number of quality producers creating superb wines, is undoubtedly destined to regain its stature as one of the most prestigious wine-growing areas of Italy.
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