# Primiera (Cantine Balbiano)

> Red, Monferrato DOC Novello by [Cantine Balbiano](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantine-balbiano.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantine-balbiano-primiera).

- **Producer:** Cantine Balbiano
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato DOC Novello
- **Production area:** Chieri area, Collina Torinese
- **Vinification:** Carbonic maceration, then stainless steel tanks.
- **Serving temperature:** 16°C
- **Storage:** To be uncorked preferably by 2026
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Primiera is Balbiano's Novello, made by carbonic maceration and released a few months after harvest as a ready-to-drink autumn wine.

## Tasting notes

Moderate tannin makes it ready to drink without pairing. Intense red colour with purple hues and a delicate, fruity, vinous aroma.

## Food pairings

Autumn dishes from late October to November, chestnut-based dishes, sausages, not-too-mature cheeses and bagna cauda.