# Limonte (Braida)

> Red, Grignolino d'Asti DOC by [Braida](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/braida.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/braida-limonte).

- **Producer:** Braida
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- **Grape:** Grignolino
- **Soil:** 40% silt, 30% sand, 30% clay
- **Exposure:** Southerly/easterly
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 2010, density of 5500 vines per hectare, Rocchetta Tanaro
- **Vinification:** Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel. After about four months in steel, the wine ages a further two months in the bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** Serve at 8-12°C in spring and summer, 15-18°C in autumn and winter
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-03



## Summary

Limonte takes its name from the clay-and-silt soil (limo) of the Rocchetta Tanaro hillside where this Grignolino is grown, a grape variety Braida believes in more every vintage.

## Tasting notes

Bright garnet red with ruby highlights. Floral scents of rose and freshly cut hay, with apricot and yellow plum alongside wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry. Fresh and vinous, elegantly fleshy, with fine tannins that grow in importance. Good balance and persistence.