# Ardy (Cascina Melognis)

> Red, Colline Saluzzesi Rosso DOC by [Cascina Melognis](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-melognis.md), Pinerolese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-melognis-ardy).

- **Producer:** Cascina Melognis
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colline Saluzzesi Rosso DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera (70%), Chatus (30%)
- **Production area:** Colline Saluzzesi, around Saluzzo
- **Soil:** Acidic clay-based soil, rich in 'scheletro' (gravel), pH 4.5-5, no limestone
- **Harvest:** Barbera in late September, Chatus in early October
- **Vineyard planting:** 45- to 50-year-old vines
- **Vinification:** Grapes are de-stemmed and fermented separately in stainless steel tanks with traditional punch-downs three times a day for 15 days. After alcoholic fermentation, the wine is pumped into another tank for malolactic fermentation. The wines are then transferred without pumps into first- and second-use French oak barrels for aging. Blending may occur before barreling or before bottling.
- **Storage:** Aged for 18 months in first- and second-use French oak barrels, followed by four months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

70% Barbera and 30% Chatus from vines 45 to 50 years old, aged in barrique and then four months in bottle.