Red
Balau
By Cascina Ciuché, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A lightly sparkling Piemonte Bonarda, the fresh, fruity red of the Asti hills, made in stainless steel to keep it vibrant.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red with an intense, pleasant nose. On the palate dry to softly off-dry, lightly tannic, fresh and gently lively.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Bonarda
- Grape
- Bonarda
- Production area
- Valcioccaro, Costigliole d'Asti
- Soil
- Calcareous clay
- Exposure
- North-east, hillside
- Harvest
- Picked by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,000 vines/ha, 170 m altitude; mix of 25-30-year-old and young vines; yield 80-90 quintals/ha
- Vinification
- Gentle pressing, then maceration and fermentation on the skins with frequent, delicate pump-overs. Matured in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Lightly sparkling. 14% abv.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C
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