Riviera Ligure Ponente Granaccia Doc 2019 - Innocenzo Turco

Description

ThereGranacciaOfInnocenzo Turcoit's aRed wineof the Savona hinterland - more precisely of the Quiliano valley - in the Ligurian Riviera di Ponente.

I'm talking about a red wine ofgreat valuenot onlyoenologicalbut alsohistorical. ThereGranacciais, in fact, agrape varietyOforiginSpanish, landed in Quiliano in the eighteenth century thanks to local families who, in addition to trading with Spain, had also bought lands and vineyards in the Iberian country.

In short, theGranacciaOfInnocentTurkishit's a bit thereMoliendo cafe of Mina del vino. If you don't know her, go and listen (maybe over a glass).

Why you should drink it

Maybe you've already tasted onecrab- on the other hand we are talking about one of thevinesMediterraneanbetweenmorewidespreadto theworld- but have you ever tasted onecrabLigurian?

If the answer is no, theGranacciaOfInnocentTurkishis an excellent starting point: in addition to representing thepurest tradition, and thecrabmost famous of Liguria.

Its flaw? ThereproductionAndlimitedand you can find it almostaloneinLiguria. Almost ;)

When to uncork it

ThereGranacciaOfInnocentTurkishit is perfect to drink ineveningssummer, when the only thing you want to be carried away by is therelightness.

ARednottooconcentratedreminiscent of thesea.

How to drink it

Drink it attemperaturefresh, taste it with a nice red fish stew or have fun making the most disparate combinations. ThereGranacciaOfInnocentTurkish, from goodRedLigurian, could betransversal: have a good time!

Vinification and Aging

ThereGranacciaOfInnocenzo Turcohe comesvinifiedlike thetraditional reds.

Harvestedin September,grapeshe comestransportedin small boxes at the cellar,destemmedand donefermenttocontrolled temperature.

Aftermaturation, which took place in steel tanks for about twelve months, comesrefinedin the bottle for four to six months before being put on sale.

Territory

We are in Quiliano, in the immediate hinterland between Savona and Vado Ligure.

Soil

Mixed red and clayey soil.