# Divicaroli (Cascina Melognis)

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

- **Producer:** Cascina Melognis
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga Grosso DOC
- **Grape:** Pelaverga Grosso
- **Production area:** Colline Saluzzesi, around Saluzzo
- **Soil:** Acidic clay-based soil, rich in 'scheletro' (gravel), pH 4.5-5, no limestone
- **Harvest:** Mid-October
- **Vineyard planting:** 30-year-old vines
- **Vinification:** Grapes are de-stemmed, then fermented in stainless steel tanks with traditional punch-downs three times a day for the first nine days. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations occur at ambient cellar temperature. The wine is then delicately transferred to another tank for aging until April.
- **Storage:** Aged six months in stainless steel tanks, then bottled.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Monovarietal Pelaverga Grosso from vines about 30 years old, fermented spontaneously and aged six months in stainless steel before bottling.