Lomellina di Gavi
The Piedmontese estate Lomellina di Gavi boasts a wine-making tradition of over 200 years, which began precisely in 1816 in the territory of Gavi, in the province of Alessandria. The origins of the structure where the winery is located today are, however, much older, dating back to around the 17th century, when the Genoese aristocrat Giacomo Lomellini built his country estate in the beautiful countryside of Lower Piemonte, which took the name "La Lomellina". After expanding the property of the estate, Marco Lomellini, a descendant of Giacomo, started the wine-making activity in 1816. In the following decades, the estate changed hands several times, first to Duke of Gallera Raffaele De Ferrari in 1844 and then to Count Edilio Raggio at the end of the 19th century. It was the Raggio family who expanded and modernized the production of the winery, also focusing the production on the Cortese grape, a far-sighted intuition. In the early 2000s, Emanuela Croce Raggio undertook an important renovation of the vineyards, restructuring the winemaking facilities and restoring the villa, the church, and the gardens of the estate.winemaking and restoring the villa, the church, and the gardens of the estate. In addition to the historic winery, from which the brand Marchese Raggio originates, the production reality Lomellina di Gavi produces wines from plots located in the Langhe and in the Tortonese under the brand Marchese D’Azeglio, thus celebrating the lineage between the Raggio family and the great statesman and writer Massimo D’Azeglio.
Focusing on the historic estate, Lomellina di Gavi has 16 hectares of vineyards in a single body, managed according to the principles of organic farming, without the use of pesticides and chemical herbicides. The local grape variety Cortese is cultivated on white soils rich in sand and, once the ideal ripening stage is reached, the grapes are hand-picked in boxes and carefully selected. Subsequently, the bunches undergo a soft pressing, followed by the alcoholic fermentation of the must in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The subsequent maturation phase also takes place in steel and occurs on the lees at low temperature untilthe final bottling.
The production of the Lomellina di Gavi winery therefore embraces the wine excellence of Lower Piemonte, whether it is the Gavi del Comune di Gavi Marchese Raggio, the historic label of the estate, or the Barolo and Derthona Marchese D’Azeglio, produced respectively from the Nebbiolo of the Langhe and the Timorasso of the Colli Tortonesi.
The Piedmontese estate Lomellina di Gavi boasts a wine-making tradition of over 200 years, which began precisely in 1816 in the territory of Gavi, in the province of Alessandria. The origins of the structure where the winery is located today are, however, much older, dating back to around the 17th century, when the Genoese aristocrat Giacomo Lomellini built his country estate in the beautiful countryside of Lower Piemonte, which took the name "La Lomellina". After expanding the property of the estate, Marco Lomellini, a descendant of Giacomo, started the wine-making activity in 1816. In the following decades, the estate changed hands several times, first to Duke of Gallera Raffaele De Ferrari in 1844 and then to Count Edilio Raggio at the end of the 19th century. It was the Raggio family who expanded and modernized the production of the winery, also focusing the production on the Cortese grape, a far-sighted intuition. In the early 2000s, Emanuela Croce Raggio undertook an important renovation of the vineyards, restructuring the winemaking facilities and restoring the villa, the church, and the gardens of the estate.winemaking and restoring the villa, the church, and the gardens of the estate. In addition to the historic winery, from which the brand Marchese Raggio originates, the production reality Lomellina di Gavi produces wines from plots located in the Langhe and in the Tortonese under the brand Marchese D’Azeglio, thus celebrating the lineage between the Raggio family and the great statesman and writer Massimo D’Azeglio.
Focusing on the historic estate, Lomellina di Gavi has 16 hectares of vineyards in a single body, managed according to the principles of organic farming, without the use of pesticides and chemical herbicides. The local grape variety Cortese is cultivated on white soils rich in sand and, once the ideal ripening stage is reached, the grapes are hand-picked in boxes and carefully selected. Subsequently, the bunches undergo a soft pressing, followed by the alcoholic fermentation of the must in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The subsequent maturation phase also takes place in steel and occurs on the lees at low temperature untilthe final bottling.
The production of the Lomellina di Gavi winery therefore embraces the wine excellence of Lower Piemonte, whether it is the Gavi del Comune di Gavi Marchese Raggio, the historic label of the estate, or the Barolo and Derthona Marchese D’Azeglio, produced respectively from the Nebbiolo of the Langhe and the Timorasso of the Colli Tortonesi.
