Ghemme Balsina

Growing area

Romagnano Sesia (Province of Novara), Northern Piedmont, Italy.
“Balsina”is a hilltop vineyard with gravelly slopes and south-west exposure, particularly suitable for vine growing. The soil is formed by fluvial-alluvial deposits rich in minerals due to a plethora of gravel-sized fragments. 

Organoleptic notes

Colour: burgundy red with delicate brown shades.

Nose: tertiary notes coupled with brushwood fruity notes with suggestions of violet and wilted roses.

Palate: full-bodied, powerful and warming yet well balanced with smooth tannins and long persistence.

Pair with: fine dining and gourmet food. Tagliatelle pasta-based dishes, gnocchi and ravioli with stewed meat sauce, poultry, stewed and roasted meat dishes, game and hard cheeses.

Serving temperature: 18-20°C. 

Grapes and vinification

Varietal: Nebbiolo 85% - Vespolina 15% 

Year of vines planting: 2009

Planting density per acre: 1,680 vines

Yield per acre: 2,400 Kg

Harvest: first 10 days in October

Vinification method: from 20 to 25-day natural fermentation of must in temperature-controlled stainless steel vessels and several days of long maceration on skins.

Ageing: 36 to 48 months in 25-hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels Refining: at least 12 months in bottle

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