M�rke: Travaglini

Format : 0.75

Gradering : 15.5% vol.

Area: Northern – Piedmont – Gattinara, 4.500-5.000 vines per hectar

Altitude: 320-420 meters (1.050-1.360 ft.)

Exposure: South – South-West

Varietal composition: 100% Nebbiolo

Yield output: max. 7000 kg per hectar, best selection of the grapes

Cultivation: Guyot

Soil: rocky and abundant minerals of iron which give the typical reddish colour to the indigenous rock

Climate: typical of the piedmont area, in respect to that of the plain. It permits an even distribution of precipitation between both spring and autumn, and a ventilation of the vineyard supported by almost daily “descending” winds brought about by the Alpine bow. In the winter, snow is frequent, which supports the slow process of sedimentation of the soil

Harvest: first week of October, Nebbiolo’s grapes are dried until january for 100 days at natural temperature and ventilate

Winemaking: in steal tanks for 25-30 days at controlled temperature. The wine is aged for 40 months in 20 hl Slavonian oak barrel. Finally 8 months in bottle

Wine Description: intense garnet red, wine with big structure, with complex and variegated aromas of fruits of the forest and light balsamic scent, with minerality and ripe fruits end

Food matches: suggested with red meat, old cheeses and dark chocolate

Serving temperature: 18/20° C

Shelf life: over 15 years, if correctly stored

Alcohol: 15.5%Vol.

Acidity: 6.0 g/l
Sugar residual: 4.8 g/l for il Sogno