# Forestiero (Duilio Dacasto)

> Red, Monferrato Rosso DOC by [Duilio Dacasto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/duilio-dacasto.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/duilio-dacasto-forestiero).

- **Producer:** Duilio Dacasto
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato Rosso DOC
- **Grape:** Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon
- **Production area:** Agliano Terme (AT)
- **Soil:** Calcareous-clay
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** First ten days of October (Barbera), second ten days of October (Cabernet Sauvignon)
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; yield 60 q/ha; planting year not published
- **Vinification:** Hand harvest of the best bunches in 20 kg perforated crates. The two varieties are vinified separately because they ripen at different times: soft destemming, fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled stainless steel for 20 days at 28-30°C with frequent pump-overs and punch-downs; blended after malolactic fermentation. Sixteen to 24 months in medium-toast Allier barriques of first and second passage, bottled two years after harvest, six months in bottle. First vintage 2004. About 1,000 bottles (0.75 l, 1.5 l).
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon blend, first made in 2004, aged 16 to 24 months in barriques.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby red with violet reflections and a garnet rim. Complex, harmonious, with spicy notes and ripe fruit. Warm, full, austere, structured, persistent, with pleasant, enveloping tannins.

## Food pairings

Game and well-aged cheeses.