Travaglini Giancarlo
The productive reality of Giancarlo Travaglini represents one of the landmarks of Gattinara, a wine-growing area in Piemonte that the Travaglini family has strongly contributed to enhancing through its refined and territorial labels. Although the family has been dedicated to wine production since the beginning of the last century, the official foundation of the winery dates back to 1958, when Giancarlo, at a time when the countryside was being abandoned in favor of occupations in the emerging city industries, strongly believed in the potential of the territory. Today, at the helm of the estate are Cinzia Travaglini, Giancarlo's daughter, and her husband Massimo Collauto, responsible for the technical-enological aspect.
The over 50 hectares of vineyards available to the Travaglini winery are located at 400 meters above sea level at the foot of Monte Rosa. Here, the plants benefit from volcanic soils, rich in iron and granite, as well as from the cool, dry, and ventilated climate, characterized by significant temperature variations between day and night. In this pedoclimatic context, the estate raises almost exclusively Nebbiolo, locally called Spanna. The vinifications are parcel-based and follow a traditional style, with fermentations taking place in steel tanks and subsequent aging periods in large Slavonian oak barrels. The processing is characterized by meticulous attention to detail, aimed at achieving the maximum expression that the vocated territory of Gattinara can offer.
The production of Travaglini revolves around Gattinara, a wine that the winery produces with only Nebbiolo grapes, giving rise to three different interpretations of absolute quality: the Gattinara "classico", the Riserva, and the Gattinara 'Tre Vigne', the latter produced with grapes from three historic vineyards. Also noteworthy is 'Il Sogno', a pure Nebbiolo crafted using a process similar to that of Sforzato di Valtellina and Amarone della Valpolicella. Absolutely characteristic is the shape of the Gattinara bottles, designed and patented by Giancarlo Travaglini in the 1950s to best retain the sediments when tasting mature vintages.
The productive reality of Giancarlo Travaglini represents one of the landmarks of Gattinara, a wine-growing area in Piemonte that the Travaglini family has strongly contributed to enhancing through its refined and territorial labels. Although the family has been dedicated to wine production since the beginning of the last century, the official foundation of the winery dates back to 1958, when Giancarlo, at a time when the countryside was being abandoned in favor of occupations in the emerging city industries, strongly believed in the potential of the territory. Today, at the helm of the estate are Cinzia Travaglini, Giancarlo's daughter, and her husband Massimo Collauto, responsible for the technical-enological aspect.
The over 50 hectares of vineyards available to the Travaglini winery are located at 400 meters above sea level at the foot of Monte Rosa. Here, the plants benefit from volcanic soils, rich in iron and granite, as well as from the cool, dry, and ventilated climate, characterized by significant temperature variations between day and night. In this pedoclimatic context, the estate raises almost exclusively Nebbiolo, locally called Spanna. The vinifications are parcel-based and follow a traditional style, with fermentations taking place in steel tanks and subsequent aging periods in large Slavonian oak barrels. The processing is characterized by meticulous attention to detail, aimed at achieving the maximum expression that the vocated territory of Gattinara can offer.
The production of Travaglini revolves around Gattinara, a wine that the winery produces with only Nebbiolo grapes, giving rise to three different interpretations of absolute quality: the Gattinara "classico", the Riserva, and the Gattinara 'Tre Vigne', the latter produced with grapes from three historic vineyards. Also noteworthy is 'Il Sogno', a pure Nebbiolo crafted using a process similar to that of Sforzato di Valtellina and Amarone della Valpolicella. Absolutely characteristic is the shape of the Gattinara bottles, designed and patented by Giancarlo Travaglini in the 1950s to best retain the sediments when tasting mature vintages.
