Torraccia del Piantavigna Ghemme

3 hour decant and this was important. Pale Ruby to garnet look with orange rim. The aromas was red fruits with violets and roses, strawberry, raspberry, vanilla. The taste was red cherry, raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, red plum cranberry, violet, rose, tobacco, oak, cedar, chocolate, Cinnamon, nutmeg, leather, Forrest floor, herbs, dried red cherry, dried strawberry. It was medium + body, high tannins and high acidity, this wine has some life yet as the fruit was still very strong. The flavour …

From 0,5 l bottle in restaurant in Gattinara: Not impressed. A bit hard and simple. Well developed with tertiary notes but a bit dried out lacking fresh fruit, body and charm. Not bad with food but I see no reason to keep my 0,75 l bottle any longer...

Pale ruby red in the glass. Medium (+) intensity of red cherry, black cherry, plum, earthy, licorice, tobacco on the nose. On the palate blackberry, plum, forest berries, licorice, pipe tobacco. Off dry, medium acidity, medium (+) chalky tannins, medium alcohol, medium (+) body, medium finish. A savory Ghemme Nebbiolo.