# Il Cavaliere (Cantine Sant'Agata)

> Red, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG by [Cantine Sant'Agata](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantine-sant-agata.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cantine-sant-agata-il-cavaliere).

- **Producer:** Cantine Sant'Agata
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
- **Grape:** Ruchè 100%
- **Production area:** Mainly the Il Cavaliere vineyard south of the cellar, between Portacomaro and Scurzolengo
- **Soil:** Clay with calcareous layers
- **Exposure:** South
- **Vineyard planting:** 2.13 ha planted in 1997 on the contour of the hill, at 260 m
- **Vinification:** Destemming and soft crushing with low sulphur dioxide. Fermentation on the skins for 10 days at 27°C with daily pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. Not aged in wood.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18°C
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 10 years and over
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A lean, ready-to-drink Ruchè made from the estate's southern vineyard, 13.5% abv, made separately to show that hill.

## Tasting notes

Great harmony and balance with a refined, mysterious aromatic vein. Notes of violet and rose, hay and vanilla; warm-bodied on the palate with long aromatic persistence. Can be drunk young or aged.

## Food pairings

Game such as venison, wild boar and hare, or farmyard birds braised in the same wine; good as an aperitif; also with a shortcrust tart without cream.