# San Bastiano (Castello di Uviglie)

> Red, Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC by [Castello di Uviglie](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/castello-di-uviglie.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/castello-di-uviglie-san-bastiano).

- **Producer:** Castello di Uviglie
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC
- **Grape:** Grignolino
- **Cru / vineyard:** San Bastiano
- **Production area:** Municipality of Rosignano Monferrato (AL)
- **Soil:** Limestone, shallow
- **Vineyard planting:** Vineyard planted in 1996.
- **Vinification:** Grape selection, destemming, fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel with skin maceration and pumping over for 3-4 days. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in stainless steel to preserve aromatic freshness; bottled in early spring.
- **Serving temperature:** 14-16°C, also pleasant lightly chilled (12-14°C)
- **Storage:** Bottled in 0.75 l format; keeps for about 3 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A pure Grignolino from the San Bastiano vineyard, on shallow limestone soils in the Monferrato Casalese hills.

## Tasting notes

Appearance: faint ruby red. Nose: complex, rich in small red fruits and spices, rosehip, sage, white pepper, almond, macerated rose, violet. Palate: expresses rosehip, sage, white pepper, almond, violet, cherry, raspberry and liquorice root, with pleasant freshness and grip, and a lingering finish of blood orange and candied cherry.

## Food pairings

Traditional Piedmontese and Monferrato dishes; also good with seafood and light aperitifs.