Along the road that from Asti goes up to the lands of Casale, the Monferrato hills are more sweet than elsewhere and landscape a scenery that alternates vineyards, woods and orchards.
When we go down into the valley, vines and fruit trees give way to green meadows and fields, limited by neat rows of poplars and willows. In Cioccaro di Penango, a big farmhouse emerges among the trees on a hill surrounded by vineyards: La Fiammenga, the farm that the entrepreneur Vittorio Radicioni from Turin has acquired a few years ago to give a reason to his great passion.
An eighteenth–century building, resting on the hillside facing south: all around the vines form a spectacular amphitheater. Perhaps it is the same landscape that struck the mysterious Flemish man who gave the name to the estate. The ancient vaulted winery, with exposed natural bricks and old floors, is evidence of a winemaking vocation that comes from afar. To this vocation, in the careful renovation, the spaces of other rural activities, such as stables
and barns, were converted into spaces for vinification, bottling, packaging.
The most important works were carried out in the vineyards, where the choice of producing quality led to the rationalization of the oldest plants and to the pursuit of a selection of grape varieties in the new plants. At the same time, in the winery facilities were renovated in a program of systematic review of the entire production process.
Today La Fiammenga, practically reconstituted, ownes over 30 hectares of land, most of which are planted with vines. The classic grape varieties of Monferrato: Barbera, Grignolino and Freisa, have gradually been joined by other fine varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
The production started in the 2001 vintage, when Grignolino d’Asti and Barbera d’Asti were produced. Every year since then, production has been enriched with new proposals. All wines are made from vineyards grown on the estate, with manual harvesting with a careful selection of ripe grapes for a result of maximum quality.
All wines are made from grapes produced by the company.
