Gattinara : the Nebbiolo marriage from Nervi and Cantina del Signore
Posted on: 29-09-2019 om 10:58:57
| Karina Imschoot
Gattinara, the result of tradition between Nervi & Delsignore
Gattinara plays an important role in Italian viticulture, but until a few decades after the turn of the century this beautiful region of Alto Piemonte was almost forgotten. Gattinara, a wine-growing region older than Barolo, covered almost 600 hectares at the end of the 19th century, making it one of the largest in northern Europe. The phylloxera plague, combined with a devastating hailstorm in 1905, completely destroyed the region and the wine production in Gattinara was abandoned.
In the years after the Second World War, the Nervi family owned vineyards in Gattinara and devoted themselves to the production of wine.
Elsa Nervi married Attilio Delsignore, who at the time also produced a wine called Spanna. The association of the two characteristics gives rise to five hectares of lush vineyards: Permolone, Lurghe Sottomonte, Molsino, Villino. The resulting wine is of excellent quality. In 1960 he bottled under his own name and his Spanna "Nervi-Delsignore" was born. He then enrolled in the vineyard register of the Gattinara Consortium in order to protect the registered designation of origin. In 1973, thanks to the DOC 1967 of Gattinara, Attilio won the gold medal in the "Vini Pregiati del Piemonte e della Valle D'Aosta" competition organized by Stampa Sera. After a decade of flourishing activity, he was forced by health problems to cease wine production. The love of the land and the perseverance of his personality will encourage him to continue to produce grapes in the vineyards that still belong to his offspring. Today, the Cantina Delsignore continues this exciting journey, with the dedication and tenacity her founder left her as a legacy.
Discover this Gattinara, Nebbiolo wine called Spanna on the spot, via this link:
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