Ferrando 'La Torrazza' Canavese Rosso 2022
Ferrando 'La Torrazza' Canavese Rosso 2022
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$27.99 reg
Also for comparison, here is a great review of the 2019, an outstanding vintage that the 2022 should also track close to in quality:
2019: 93 pts Vinous (Galloni)
The 2019 Rosso Torrazza (Canavese) is a fabulous entry-level offering from Ferrando. Fleshy, deep and super-expressive, the 2019 possesses tremendous nuance and resonance. Wild dark cherry, plum, tobacco, menthol, licorice and spice meld together in a forward, supple wine that will delight fans of this reference-point estate.
Grapes: Nebbiolo (Picotener) (65%), Barbera (30%), Neretta (5%)
Site: A single-vineyard the south-southwest-facing Torrazza vineyard in the town of Borgomasino
Soils: Glacial granitic moraine
Vines: Planted at 1,800 vines/ha and trained in Guyot, vines average 45 years old.
Fermentation: Following total destemming, wine ferments with indigenous yeasts in stainless-steel tanks. Cuvaison lasts 15-20 days. Malolactic in tank after.
Aging: 12-15 months in stainless-steel tanks, about 1 year in bottle
Importer: Produced predominantly from Nebbiolo with roughly 30% Barbera and a touch of a local variety known as “Neretta” (the “little black”), this lovely red wine, vinified in stainless steel and bottled 12 to 15 months after harvest, is full of wild berries (notably strawberry and raspberry), spice and a touch of warm earthiness. The tannins are delicate and fine which enables this wine to be consumed with pleasure in its youth. As always with Nebbiolo-based wines, harvest occurs usually in the early to mid parts of October. Approximately 8000 bottles of this wine are produced annually.