# Estro (Cantina Riboli)

> White by [Cantina Riboli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantina-riboli.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantina-riboli-estro).

- **Producer:** Cantina Riboli
- **Style:** White
- **Grape:** Cortese
- **Production area:** Sessame
- **Soil:** Clayey
- **Harvest:** End of August to early September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; vines 25 years old on average
- **Vinification:** An orange wine: grapes are harvested in crates and fermented whole in untreated terracotta amphorae, with indigenous, non-added yeasts. Fermentation, including post-fermentation maceration, lasts 7 months in total. After racking the wine ages 5 more months in amphora, is bottled without filtration or added sulphites, and rests another 12 months in bottle. Alcohol 13%, residual sugar under 1.
- **Serving temperature:** 4-5°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

An orange Cortese fermented and aged in terracotta amphorae with indigenous yeasts, bottled unfiltered and without added sulphites.

## Tasting notes

Amber yellow with orange shades. Complex, intense nose with fresh fruit notes. A persistent wine.

## Food pairings

Charcoal-grilled steak or cheeses, preferably goat or sheep.