# Apostrofo 58 (F.lli Facchino)

> Red, Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo by [F.lli Facchino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/f-lli-facchino.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/f-lli-facchino-apostrofo-58).

- **Producer:** F.lli Facchino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Rocca Grimalda
- **Soil:** Calcareous, marl-rich soil typical of Rocca Grimalda, known locally as the Terre Bianche di Ovada
- **Harvest:** Second ten days of October
- **Vineyard planting:** At 280m altitude; spurred cordon (controspalliera) training, Guyot-pruned, planted at 0.90m x 2.60m, about 4,270 vines/ha; yield about 75 quintals/ha, with a 69% grape-to-wine yield.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A varietal Nebbiolo grown at Rocca Grimalda, first made in 2016 and dedicated to the founders, grandparents Giorgio and Rosaria, who arrived from Campania in 1958.

## Tasting notes

Red moving toward garnet. An elegant, incisive bouquet moving from fruit toward sweet spice, liquorice, cocoa and balsamic notes. Full-bodied and warm on the palate, with a pleasant, enveloping, elegant tannin and long persistence.