# Montemirano (Claudio Mariotto)

> Red, Colli Tortonesi Croatina DOC by [Claudio Mariotto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/claudio-mariotto.md), Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/claudio-mariotto-montemirano).

- **Producer:** Claudio Mariotto
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi Croatina DOC
- **Grape:** Croatina 100%
- **Production area:** Municipality of Sarezzano, 250-300 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** Calcareous, clayey
- **Exposure:** West/south-west
- **Harvest:** End of September/beginning of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot pruning, yield about 30 quintals/hectare
- **Vinification:** Soft and slow destemming and pressing of the grapes, maceration for 8-10 days and racking. Aged at least 12 months in alternating new and first-passage 500-liter barrels, then at least 6 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

The estate's ageworthy Croatina, from vineyards in the municipality of Sarezzano, aged over a year in barrel before bottling.

## Tasting notes

Pleasant, slightly herbaceous and dry, with light tannin and a long finish.