# Grignolino (Cantina Nicola)

> Red, Piemonte DOC Grignolino by [Cantina Nicola](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-nicola.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-nicola-grignolino).

- **Producer:** Cantina Nicola
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC Grignolino
- **Grape:** Grignolino 100%
- **Production area:** Altitude 350 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** White earths (terre bianche), clay and limestone
- **Exposure:** South, south-west
- **Harvest:** Hand harvest, late September
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, 3 days of cryomaceration, fermentation at a controlled temperature of 23 °C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A 100% Grignolino, the wine of the grower's grandfather, who planted the vines in the early 1970s outside the historic DOC zone.