Il vino e le Rose

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About Winery and Wines

In March 2017 the dream of four people, with different backgrounds but with a shared passion, became reality taking the name of Il Vino e le Rose.

The previous 10 years of especially one of us, Massimiliano, have been dedicated to self-production and deepening the knowledge of this so complex and interesting world;

today Massimiliano, Mirco and Lorella have put together their expertise and run this winery that produce around 25 thousands bottles a year of natural wine.

Located in the beautiful region of Piedmont, between the Colli Tortonesi (Tortonesi Hills), more specifically Momperone, Il Vino e le Rose is a property surrounded by vineyards and spectaculars view at 450 meters above the sea level. Despite the natural beauty of the site, the vineyards were abandoned for more than 12 years, so, the first step was to recover the abandoned vineyards of the indigenous variaties of Timorasso and Cortese followed by setting up a winery with the aim of transforming the passion for genuine and natural good wine into a true perspective for the future.

As Part of the property also a magnificent villa designed by a 70’s architects, which is used for wine tasting, events and hospitality.

Our aim The name Il Vino e le Rose, translated as ʺthe wine and the rosesʺ, refers to the slogan bread and roses of the Lawrence Textile Strike in 1912 were employees appealed for both fair wages and dignified work conditions.

Thus our aim is to produce genuine and natural wines, without added sulpites, accessible to all, respecting the nature and its expression.

Our is a story to be written without forgetting the past, with a solid path in progress: land conservation, defense and promotion of the territory, environmental sustainability and organic production.

Our wines: We produce both white and red wines out of the cultivation of 6 different native grape varieties. The three hectares of Cortese and Timorasso (white grape) vineyards are located within our property in Momperone. The two red grape varieties Dolcetto and Barbera, 5000 square meters each, are located at the bottom of the valley between Brignano and Momperone. 5000 square meters in little town Livelli to do Pinot Noir and Croatina. We also cultivate and produce Nebbiolo from half a hectare in the lands of Roero.

Our vineyards are grown in a totally organic way, with the tendency to reduce treatments as much as possible. The harvest is manual and goes between the months of September and October.

The soil is mostly calcareous clay which allows high quality productions.

white wines:

1) Athena Grapes: 70% Cortese 30% Timorasso: floral and fruity bouquet. Hints of exotic fruit, citrus, juniper berry, hawthorn, wisteria and jasmine. Savory and fresh due to its good acidity, medium alcoholic content and quite marked structure. Mineral and balanced on the palate.

2) Phoenix Grapes: 100% Timorasso: Very mineral on the nose with hints of flint and marine rocks, notes brackish reminiscent of the scent of the cliffs with the heavy sea that constantly pervades them. Notes of cedar and orange peel, beeswax and honey complete the olfactory show. On the mouth is dry, extraordinarily savory and mineral, with a marked acidity that makes it a powerful, important and at the same time highly drinkable wine.

3) Argo Grapes: 100% Timorasso - Orange Characteristics: Timorasso is the great native vine of the Tortona Hills. White with a personality and inner strength equal to the greatest reds in Italy. Complex nose with hints of hydrocarbon, peach in syrup, wildflower honey, condensed milk, orange peel and aromatic herbs. On the mouth it is full, slightly tannic, with good flavor and minerality. Right acidity. Long and pleasant finish.

4) Aurora Grape: Timorasso 100% Characteristics: The basis of this refermented is our Phoenix. Dry, sparkling, good acidity, notes of cedar and orange peel, long tasting. Vinification: Removed from the skins, but left together with the solid residue held in suspension, ferments several weeks at 16 ° Celsius controlled temperature; 2 months in steel outdoors during the winter to clarify. At the start of the spring, is added 8% of must, previously frozen during harvest, and is bottled. The fermentetion start naturally again in the bottle and the wine go to be sparkling.

5) NonnoGè Grape: Cortese 100% Characteristics: Can 33 cl. Dry, tannic, salty and beautifoul acidity. Vinification: Cortese grapes are macerated for 21 days during fermentation. Clarification in the cold of winter for 3 months. At the start of the spring, is added 6% of must, previously frozen during harvest, and is bottled in cans of 33 cl. The fermentetion start naturally again in the can and the wine go to be sparkling

red wines: 1) Cu Sapi Grapes: 100% Dolcetto Characteristics: Difficult and mistreated vine that with a little care and attention expresses naturally rich aromas and scents. Fresh and fruity on the nose reminiscent of various berries from the undergrowth. Crunchy taste, medium tannic and unusually persistent.

2) Oriundo Grapes: 100% Barbera Characteristics: One of the most beautiful vines in Italy but mistreated by large production and large distribution. Intense and enveloping aromas are reminiscent of cherries and sour cherries. Taste rightly tannic, with a very fresh acidity, velvety and opulent. A wine that can be drunk alone or accompanied by very traditional dishes such as typical cold cuts and cheeses.

3) Baccanale Grapes: 70% Nebbiolo 30% Barbera Characteristics: Our “heretic” wine that unites two vines and two territories that are never intertwined outside of any oenological scheme. On the nose is explosive and on the mouth is unusual and easy to drink. Genius and unconsciousness for a burning banquet wine.

4) Amore e Psiche Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo Characteristics: Voluptuousness is born from the union between a god and an earthly woman: PLEASURE. The pleasure of a wine with an extremely broad structure and body made up of delicate and at the same time complex notes. An elegant and feminine wine. Very broad in the nose with notes of rose and violet, even withered, fruity, especially wild strawberries, raspberries and cherry jam, spices, chocolate, cloves, black pepper, nutmeg, leather and tobacco. In the mouth decidedly tannic but round, balanced acidity with a long finish that recalls the aromas perceived in the nose. It should be drunk alone or accompanied by the pleasures of life.

5) Gea Grapes: 100% Pinot Nero Characteristics: Vinified in red, it is probably one of the most intriguing and elegant wines known. Gea is characterized by aromas of red berry fruits, such as cherry, raspberry, strawberry and blueberry, penetrating into its bouquet you can also perceive black cherry, blackberry and plum, as well as floral aromas such as rose and violet, but also spicy notes of leather, licorice and vanilla. The taste is dry, warm, soft and harmonious with the right tannins and a balanced acidity that gives it freshness and elegance at the same time. In the mouth it can recall a mix of flavors such as raspberry, mint, dill and wild cherry.