# Ginestrino (Conterno Fantino)

> Red, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo by [Conterno Fantino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/conterno-fantino.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/conterno-fantino-ginestrino).

- **Producer:** Conterno Fantino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Vineyards in the zone of Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Silt with varying proportions of sand and calcium carbonate
- **Exposure:** South, south-west, south-east
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked around the beginning to mid-October at optimal ripeness
- **Vineyard planting:** planted in different periods; Guyot training; density 4,500 to 5,000 vines per ha; slope 25% to 45%; altitude 300 to 450 m above sea level; yield 7 to 8 t/ha (50 to 55 hl/ha)
- **Vinification:** Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation in wood. Ageing: French oak and stainless steel
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

Nebbiolo from Monforte d'Alba vineyards, aged in French oak and steel. First vintage 1984, about 35,000 bottles.