Red
Grignolino d'Asti
By Durio, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Grignolino from Agliano Terme vineyards at 240 m, aged about 10 months in French barrels.
Pairs well with
Fish dishes, white meats and cheese.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- Grape
- Grignolino 100%
- Production area
- Agliano Terme (AT), Piemonte; 240 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous-clay
- Exposure
- North-west
- Harvest
- Third to fourth week of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 4,000 vines per hectare; hand-harvested
- Vinification
- Red vinification with selected yeasts, 4-5 days maceration at 26 °C. Malolactic fermentation with unselected natural bacteria. After fermentation moved to French barrels for about 10 months.
- Serving temperature
- 12-14 °C
- Storage
- Best enjoyed within 7-8 years of the harvest
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