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From Vesime to Pianezza: Where History Meets Flavor
There is a subtle thread connecting our pastry tradition to the great history of Piedmont, and that thread begins right here, in Vesime.
Beatrice di Langosco, Countess of Vesime, was the companion of Duke Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy. From their union was born Matilda, legitimized in 1577, who became Marchioness of Pianezza when she married Carlo di Simiana d’Albigny in 1607.
A woman of deep faith and charity, Matilda founded the Monastery of the Visitation in Turin in 1637 and devoted her life to charity.
Generations later, a descendant of Matilda—Carlo Giovan Battista di Simiana, 4th Marquis of Pianezza—linked Pianezza to Monaco by marrying Giovanna Maria Grimaldi, daughter of Prince Hercules II. This historic bond led, in 2023, to Prince Albert II of Monaco granting Pianezza admission to the Historic Sites of the Grimaldis of Monaco and receiving honorary citizenship of the municipality.
The Sabaudian Tradition Collection
Inspired by this remarkable history, we created our Sabaudian Tradition collection: sweets that combine the pastry craftsmanship of Fabrizio Giamello with the historical research of the Croce Reale Cultural Foundation, custodian of the “Donna Matilde di Savoia” Historical Library at the Sanctuary of San Pancrazio in Pianezza.
We prepare them in the very square of the village where Matilda’s mother was born, using Tonda Gentile hazelnuts from our land. A circle completed between flavor and memory.
Matilda of Savoy Cake
A tribute to the Marchioness of Pianezza. Made with 15% Tonda Gentile Trilobata hazelnuts and filled with hazelnut and cocoa cream. 450 grams of tradition, with no preservatives.
Tradition that tells a story, sweetness that lingers.
The Princess’s Grimaldi Keys
The dynastic colors of Monaco’s Grimaldi family captured in a biscuit. Red glazed biscuits and white biscuits with bitter cocoa, inspired by the historic bond between the Marquisate of Pianezza and the Principality of Monaco.
Matildines
Tradition imprinted in pastry. Each biscuit bears the image of Matilda and the most significant landmarks of Pianezza: the Parish Church of Saint Peter and the Sanctuary of Saint Pancras.
Where to Find Them
The sweets of the Sabaudian Tradition collection are available at our workshop in Vesime, in Pianezza at Donato Dairy, and in Turin at Enodolceria in Piazza Statuto.
In collaboration with the Croce Reale Cultural Foundation and the “Donna Matilde di Savoia” Historical Library of Pianezza.
