PART 7: Giacomelli's Wines

A) About the Wines of Roberto Giacomelli:

Everyday Giacomelli and his associates are present in their vineyards to take care of the growth of the plants, the soil and the precautions against pests and diseases. They insist that this commitment is repaid by the quality of the wines, loved all over the world. They believe their passion and experience create an expert and enthusiastic blend in their winemaking. Giacomelli and his winemakers have a combined desire to create unique aromas and flavors that embody the land and the culture.

B) The Importance of their Land:

Giacomelli says that, “The love for oenology is also love for its fruit, which we see grow from day to day in the wake of wine passion”. It is from their vineyards and wine making room that everything starts. They have around a dozen hectares of vineyards in their company. It is from there that they start to create their wine, or an expression of their territory. The grape grown on their land are those of their grandparents who have always been raised there in the Colli di Luni.

C) Grapes:

The variant of Vermentino is the principal grape Giacomelli works with, followed by other white grape varieties such as Albarola, the Tuscan Trebbiano and the aromatic Malvasia di Candia. Although this land is best for white grape varietals as its terrain is affected by the river, sea, and salt of the Cinque Terre, it is also linked to the red berry, present in lower quantities than the white, and expressed with the Tuscan Sangiovese, Merlot and Canaiolo. Giacomelli not only creates pure wines of each individual grapes, but strong and telling Reds of the history of their region.

D) Wines:

1.PIANACCE DOC Colli di Luni

DOC: Colli di Luni

PRODUCTION AREA: Hills of Castelnuovo Magra, Caprignano, in the province of La Spezia

WINE: Pre-fermentation maceration conducted in steel for 24 hours at 6/8 ° C, fermentation at a controlled temperature of 16 ° C.

Maturation : steel for about 6 months with a stop on the lees for 4 months and bottle aging for 1 month

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Intense straw yellow with marked golden reflections. Very wide nose with notes of mint and citrus tones. Warm and severe palate. Appetizing sour jets; closing on a salt grain

2). BOBOLI DOC Colli di Luni

OC: Colli di Luni

PRODUCTION AREA: Hill of Castelnuovo Magra, in the province of La Spezia. Vineyard Boboli: with a total area of 1.5 hectares, planted in 1913 and partially replanted in 2005

WINE Pre-fermentation: maceration conducted in steel for 36 hours at 6/8 ° C, Fermentation: at a controlled temperature of 16 ° C. Maturation in steel for about 8 months with a stop on the lees for 6 months and aging in bottle for 2 months

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Intense and bright straw yellow with decisive gold reflections. Smell of intriguing complexity with fragrant notes of citron, grapefruit and mint leaves that blend in a decisive mineral finish. Palate of large volume, warm and enveloping, well mitigated by a coherent contribution of flavor and freshness

3.CANAL OF BOCCO DOC Colli di Luni

DOC: Colli di Luni

PRODUCTION AREA Hills of Castelnuovo Magra, in the province of La Spezia. Vineyard: of the total area of 1.5 ha.

WINE: Traditional red vinification conducted exclusively in steel with maceration on the skins for about 7 days at a controlled temperature of 25 °.

Malolactic fermentation: maturation in steel for 8 months and aging in bottle for 2 months

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS -Intense ruby red with reflections that turn to garnet.

Wine Notes: Smell of small red fruits, black pepper and cloves with slight floral tips of particular finesse. Palate of consistent caloric endowment in substantial equilibrium on well-polished tannins

4). GORGONIA IGT Liguria di Levante

PRODUCTION AREA: Location Tavolara, Municipality of Sarzana, province of La Spezia. Vineyard of the total area of 1.5 ha.

WINE Vinification: conducted exclusively in steel with brief maceration on the skins for about 12 hours at a controlled temperature of 18 ° C

Maturation: in steel for 3 months and bottle aging for 1 month

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS : Coral pink, delicate and transparent. Smooth aroma of wild strawberries and pomegranate. Palate mainly oriented on flavor and freshness.

5.PADULETTI IGT Liguria di Levante

PRODUCTION AREA Location Paduletti, Municipality of Castelnuovo Magra, in the province of La Spezia. Vineyard of the total area of ​​1.5 ha.

WINE Traditional white vinification conducted exclusively in steel with fermentation at a controlled temperature of 16 ° C.

Maturation in steel for about 4 months and refining in bottle for 1 month

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS Intense straw yellow with thin green reflections. Smell of golden apple and hawthorn flowers. Palate of good caloric endowment with notes of flavor and freshness in pleasant evidence

7. LOW PERGOLAS IGT Liguria di Levante

PRODUCTION AREA: Plain of Sarzana, province of La Spezia. Vineyard of the total area of ​​1.5 ha

WINE Maceration: on the buccie for 10 days. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of 26 °. Maturation in steel for about 4 months and aging in bottle for 2 months.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Intense ruby ​​red with lively reflections of youth. Very wide and pronounced aroma with evident floral and fruity underbrush notes. Enveloping and balanced palate

8. Persichino IGT Liguria di Levante

PRODUCTION AREA: Hills of Castelnuovo Magra and Ortonovo, in the province of La Spezia. Vineyard divided into 2 parcels for a total of 4.5 ha

WINE: Strict selection of the healthiest grapes and withering on racks for about 90 days. Vinification with maceration on skins conducted exclusively in steel at a controlled temperature of 22 ° C. Maturation in Barrique for 6 months and in steel for 4 months. Aging in bottle for 2 months

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Elegant amber glow, set on a warm golden garment. Smell of pleasant hints of apricot jam, candied orange and ginger. Sweet palate of long persistence, warm and soft, kept in balance by an eloquent flavor

9. WHITE FIELDS TABLE WINE

PRODUCTION AREA: Municipality of Castelnuovo Magra and Sarzana, in the province of La Spezia. Vineyard of the total area of 5 ha.

WINE: Traditional white vinification conducted exclusively in steel with fermentation at a controlled temperature of 16 ° C.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Straw yellow wine, delicate on the nose, not strongly characterized on the palate, fresh for acidity, quite warm and medium-bodied

6. RED FIELDS TABLE WINE

PRODUCTION AREA: Location Tavolara, municipality of Sarzana, in the province of La Spezia. Vineyard with a surface of 1.5 ha

WINE: Traditional red vinification conducted exclusively in steel with maceration on the skins for about 5 days at a controlled temperature of 25 ° C.

MALOLATIC FERMENTATION: maturation in steel for 4 months and aging in bottle for 1 month

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS Ruby red with slight purple reflections. Olfaction of ripe fruit with dominant notes of raspberry and Morello cherry. Palate well blended with agile caloric endowments and well-polished

D). Summary of the Winery:

The Giacomelli Farm is a foundation of viticulture in the Colli di Luni territory. Their original wines are characterized by enhancement on the palate and structural elegance. They have a territory that makes them unique, through pleasing and immediate wines offered from the Liguria Geographical region, or complex and structured wines from the Controlled Denomination of Origin Colli di Luni. Giacomelli Discover has an oenological love and the desire to recover the ancient cru of the territory. The Boboli vineyard in Castelnuovo Magra

is a great example of this.

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