Cascina Loreto

In Verrua Savoia, where the Turin hills gently slope towards the Monferrato border, Cascina Loreto dedicates its rows to a single crop: Nocciola del Piemonte IGP. The variety is Tonda Gentile Trilobata, recognizable by its subspherical shape and thin shell that detaches easily, qualities that have made it a benchmark for pastry and confectionery. Behind the IGP acronym lies a promise of origin and standard: quality criteria that link the fruit to its chosen territory and define its profile. The choice to focus on this single denomination tells a precise agricultural story, that of the Piedmontese hazelnut groves that trace orderly rows on the hillsides. Here, the hazelnut is not just any ingredient, but the expression of a pedoclimatic environment that the Tonda Gentile has learned to interpret, yielding a fragrant kernel that regional pastry-making has elevated to an ideal raw material, well beyond Piedmont's borders.

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