# Balau (Cascina Ciuché)

> Red, Piemonte DOC Bonarda by [Cascina Ciuché](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-ciuche.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-ciuche-balau).

- **Producer:** Cascina Ciuché
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-26



## Summary

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.