# Crocevia (Cascina Galarin)

> Red, Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo Superiore by [Cascina Galarin](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-galarin.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-galarin-crocevia).

- **Producer:** Cascina Galarin
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo Superiore
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Crocevia
- **Production area:** Village of Castagnole Lanze, between the Langhe and Monferrato, on Guyot-trained vines planted at a density of 5,000 plants per hectare, at an altitude between 250 and 370m.
- **Soil:** Clay-calcareous
- **Exposure:** West and East
- **Vinification:** Light destemming followed by a 15-day alcoholic fermentation in steel vats with light pumping over, at 26 to 30°C. Maceration lasts about 30 days, after which the wine goes into barrels for malolactic fermentation. It then spends about two years in wood, 8 months in barriques and tonneaux sur lies followed by 12 months in 15-hectolitre casks, is bottled unfiltered during a waning moon, and rests at least 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-17°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

A Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo Superiore from the Crocevia vineyard, given an extended two years in wood.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red, complex and full-bodied, with intense aromas of dried roses, licorice, spice and truffle. Elegant, with strong, balanced, silky tannins and a long, persistent finish.