# Monfiorato (De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano))

> Red, Vino Rosso by [De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano)](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/de-alessi.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/de-alessi-tenuta-san-sebastiano-monfiorato).

- **Producer:** De Alessi (Tenuta San Sebastiano)
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Vino Rosso
- **Grape:** Grignolino 100%
- **Production area:** Lu Monferrato (AL)
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South/South-west
- **Harvest:** Early October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot (low), 5,000 vines per hectare, 8,000 kg per hectare, 270 m, 0.5 ha planted in 2000
- **Vinification:** Traditional fermentation with continuous pump-overs in steel tanks at 28 to 30 °C, no added yeasts, 15 days, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 36 months in oak barriques and 24 months in bottle. Bottled when ageing is finished. 1,000 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 °C, open the bottle at the moment of serving
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A long-aged Grignolino, 36 months in barriques and 24 in bottle, which the producer calls Grignolino Storico, a Riserva. 1,000 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Brilliant ruby red. Intense and very evolved, notes of small red fruits and spices. Very complex, evident tannins, soft in the mouth.

## Food pairings

Complex, important dishes.