# Solitario (Cinque Quinti)

> Red, Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC by [Cinque Quinti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cinque-quinti.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cinque-quinti-solitario).

- **Producer:** Cinque Quinti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC
- **Grape:** Grignolino 100%
- **Production area:** Olivola (AL), 290 m above sea level
- **Soil:** High percentage of limestone with a good balance between silt and clay; white, low-fertility earth rich in marine sediments
- **Exposure:** South/West
- **Harvest:** 26 September 2024 (2024 technical sheet), picked by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 2015, Guyot training
- **Vinification:** Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in steel, half with indigenous yeast and half with selected yeast; skin contact at 25-26°C for 7-10 days; 10 months in steel tanks; 5 months in bottle; bottled 7 July 2025.
- **Serving temperature:** 14-16°C, or chilled at 10-12°C
- **Storage:** Best evolutionary peak: 2 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

The estate's Grignolino from the Olivola hills, about 5,000 bottles. Named Solista on the older page and tasting list, Solitario on the current sheet and wine list. 13% vol.

## Tasting notes

Clear, transparent ruby red. Delicately spiced, with citrus notes and small red fruit: freshly picked cherry and strawberry. Fresh and fragrant, with a pleasant, unmistakable tannin.

## Food pairings

In colder seasons with bagna cauda or delicate flavours such as veal escalopes; on hot days served cool with raw fish.