AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Trasgaia 2006 produced by the Italian Villa Trasqua wine estate is the big winner of the American Express 2009 Tower Club Wine Awards in Singapore. After the tasting of as many as 330 red wines from every continent, the Trasgaia 2006 won three prestigious awards: "Gold," "Best of the Best" and then in the end it was also elected "Champion" of all categories.
Trasgaia 2006 is a deep red wine from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese grapes, with a very concentrated nose and flavour. The awards in Singapore mean another success for the Trasqua team as the Trasgaia 2005 also received the "Best in Class" title during the 2008 International Wine & Spirits Competition in London. This title is held in high regard by vintners the world over.
The Villa Trasqua wine estate is situated in the southwest of Chianti Classico, the oldest and best part of the vast Chianti district. Villa Trasqua covers 120 hectares (almost 300 acres), of which about a third is planted with grapes. Trasqua has been producing wine since 1968. In 1998, the estate came into the possession of Emil Nuesch AG in Switzerland, after which 35 hectares of the 55 hectares in total were newly planted. At the end of 2001, Villa Trasqua was transferred to the Dutch entrepreneur Hans Hulsbergen who retained the Swiss winemaker Andreas Stossel. According to Stossel, good wine is made in the vineyard. The final refinement takes place in the underground, climatized cellar in large oak maturing casks and smaller oak barrels of American and French oak wood.
Villa Trasqua is able to produce high quality wine thanks to its natural conditions. Villa Trasqua is also called "the umbrella of Chianti Classico." The estate is situated on a tableland with a constant gentle breeze. This keeps the grapes dry and healthy and also prevents the temperature from rising too high. The composition of the soil also plays a large role in the quality of the wine. The estate is situated in an area of low hills with mostly poor types of soil (stony, sandy with some clay, lime, loam, and ferrous). All of this explains why the Trasgaia 2006 has won several awards.
The Trasgaia 2006 is available in Holland from Wijnhandel Van Krimpen in Amsterdam and from the Twentsch Wijnhuis in Vasse. The wine can also be tasted at the Wine Gallery in Ootmarsum and the 30 Les Genereux wine shops. If you want to purchase the wine outside of Holland, please contact Villa Trasqua directly and ask for a list of distributors worldwide.
http://www.villatrasqua.it
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