Many different points and benefits of the unit have convinced us.

We recommend the TORRENT 400 with complete satisfactionĪll our employees and myself are convinced of its performance and benefits.įurthermore the service offered by NCH GmbH is very extensive and even includes a monthly inspection.

However, the best wines from the region are held for longer, and wines that have aged for more than eight months may be labeled as 'superiore'.

Valle d'Aosta Torrette wines are required to age for five months before they are released for sale. Generally, these soils provide some water stress to the vines, concentrating flavors in the grapes.įurther down the slopes, the soils become slightly deeper and more fertile - less suitable for grapegrowing. Soils on the slopes are usually thin and sandy, although there are some more rocky parts of Torrette's vineyard area. This diurnal temperature variation slows ripening, allowing for the development of rich aromatics as well as acidity. Here, the grapes benefit from warm sunshine during the day, followed by significantly cooler evenings. While there are vines on both sides of the river here, the best Torrette vineyards are found on the northern side, where the southerly exposure and shelter from cold Alpine winds from the north provide a favorable mesoclimate for viticulture. Torrette is no exception, as the terroir here supports red wine varieties including Pinot Noir, Gamay, Fumin and Dolcetto alongside Petit Rouge (which must comprise at least 70 percent of the blend). Unlike in the French region of Savoie on the other side of these mountains, the Valle d'Aosta is planted predominantly with red wine grape varieties. The Valle d'Aosta as a whole has a continental climate with very low rainfall – a result of its position in the rain shadow of the western Alps. The vineyards of Enfer d'Arvier and Morgex et de la Salle lie west of the area, while Nus is just a little way to the east. The central part of the Valle d'Aosta, where the Torrette vineyard area lies, is oriented east to west and vineyards can be found stretching up the slopes of the surrounding mountains to altitudes of around 800m (2,600ft) above sea level. Valle d'Aosta Torrette DOC wines are produced predominantly from the Petit Rouge grape variety, making a floral, medium-bodied red wine with good levels of minerality. It is the largest of the seven sub-regions of the DOC, and covers the steep slopes of the Dora Baltea river valley between Arvier and the city of Aosta itself.

Torrette is a sub-zone of the Valle d'Aosta in the Alps of northwestern Italy.

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