The history of “Torraccia del Piantavigna” began in 1977 when Pierino Piantavigna, maternal great grandfather of the current generation of the Francoli family, planted his first vineyard of Nebbiolo in the hills above Ghemme, near the former Cavenago Castle. The name of the company, founded 13 years later, was inspired by Pierino’s passion for the vineyards, which were such an important part of his life, and by the name of the hillside where h...
The planted vineyards of the company cover an area of nearly 100 acres, of which some 85 acres are currently in production. The vineyards are divided into 6 distinct areas, which are almost exclusively dedicated to the production of the three varieties of Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Autochthonous single grape variety as specified for our DOC wines. The acidity and complexity of the mineral content in the soil in this part of Alto Piemonte and the ...
The cellars are where a lot of the magic happens in a winery, it’s where the biological and chemical processes of ageing take place. Our wines are vinified either for drinking young, in which case they are aged for a short period in steel, or for ageing, in which case they are aged in oak for at least eighteen months and often many years.
The oak barrel essentially does two things: it allows a very slow introduction of oxygen into the wine...
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