# Croatina (Davide Carlone)

> Red, Colline Novaresi DOC by [Davide Carlone](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/davide-carlone.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/davide-carlone-croatina).

- **Producer:** Davide Carlone
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colline Novaresi DOC
- **Grape:** Croatina 100%
- **Production area:** Boca, Prato Sesia
- **Soil:** Land rich in porphyry, giving an acidic, sterile soil
- **Exposure:** South, South-West
- **Harvest:** Early October, manual selection and harvesting
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 4,300 vines/hectare, yield 90-100 quintals/hectare; vineyard age mixed: about 0.3 ha around 100 years old, 0.3 ha 25 years, 0.9 ha 6 years, on 1.5 hectares total
- **Vinification:** Maceration on the skins for about 8 days in steel tanks, malolactic fermentation with natural indigenous yeasts, extremely low sulphite dosage. Aged 18 months in steel tanks, released at least 24 months after harvest.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A 100% Croatina red under the Colline Novaresi DOC, macerated on the skins for about 8 days and aged 18 months in steel before release.

## Tasting notes

Very intense, bright ruby red that pleases the eye. Intense on the nose with hints of ripe red plum, a delicate spicy note and a slight scent of medicinal herbs. Rich and savoury on the palate with a light minerality, tasty and persistent, rightly balanced in acidity and tannin.

## Food pairings

Ideal with cured meats and semi-mature cheeses. Also excellent with strongly flavoured meats.