# 'Na Vota (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-na-vota).

- **Producer:** Cantine Sant'Agata
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
- **Grape:** Ruchè 100%
- **Production area:** Blend of four vineyards: Bricco Basso, Ca' du Gidio, Piatin and Pratolongo
- **Vinification:** Destemming and soft crushing with low sulphur dioxide. Fermentation on the skins for 12 to 14 days at 27°C with daily pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. Light ageing in steel tanks.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18°C
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 10 years and over
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

The estate's first zonal Ruchè, blending four vineyards, 14% abv. First released in 1990 by the Cavallero brothers, when Ruchè was still made only as a dessert wine.

## 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.