Red
Il Forno
By Cascina Gilli, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Il Forno, Cascina Gilli's first-ever label (1985), is a still Freisa d'Asti DOC from the Vigna del Forno, the oldest vineyard on the Bricco Gilli estate, aged in steel.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red. Delicate hints of wild berries, an intensified raspberry with lighter traces of blackberry and rose. Fresh and velvety, softer and more structured than a typical Freisa, with reduced tannin.
Pairs well with
Meat, mildly aged cheese, and more demanding dishes such as braised beef, curried chicken or barbecue.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Freisa d'Asti DOC
- Grape
- Freisa 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Vigna del Forno
- Production area
- Bricco Gilli
- Soil
- Marly soil with balanced silt, clay and sand (loam)
- Exposure
- SSO
- Harvest
- Manual harvest
- Vineyard planting
- 4,200 vines/ha, Guyot trained, vines young to 40 years old
- Vinification
- Skins macerate with the must for 5-6 days with frequent pump-overs for good colour extraction while limiting the tannin Freisa is rich in. The wine is kept in steel vats for a year to preserve freshness, then bottled in May of the year after harvest, where it can mature for several years.
- Storage
- Ready to drink now but has a good potential for ageing (3-5 years).
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