# Montemaggiore (Cantina della Serra)

> Red, Canavese DOC Rosso by [Cantina della Serra](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-della-serra.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-della-serra-canavese-rosso-montemaggiore).

- **Producer:** Cantina della Serra
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Canavese DOC Rosso
- **Grape:** Freisa
- **Harvest:** Late September
- **Vineyard planting:** Spalliera; yield 90 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, quick start to fermentation in steel, 10 days of maceration, then racked off for malolactic fermentation. Aged 15 months in total: 12 in 5 hl casks and 3 in bottle. Minimal filtration.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Single-variety Freisa aged a year in small casks, 13% alcohol, about 1,500 bottles a year.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet hints. Fairly intense nose of fresh red fruit and light spice. Fresh, enveloping and fairly tannic.

## Food pairings

Veal stew with polenta