# Carasöi (F.lli Facchino)

> Red, Ovada DOCG 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-carasoi).

- **Producer:** F.lli Facchino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Ovada DOCG
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Production area:** Rocca Grimalda
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Second ten days of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines about 50 years old at 260m altitude on a hillside; upward-trained vertical trellis, Guyot-pruned, planted at 0.90m x 2.60m, about 4,270 vines/ha.
- **Vinification:** Soft destemming and crushing; maceration for 7-8 days at 26-27°C; alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature (27°C) with regular délestage; aged in oak barrels.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20°C
- **Storage:** Can be cellared for 8-10 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Ovada DOCG made from 100% Dolcetto grown at Rocca Grimalda and aged in oak; the estate's structured, cellar-worthy red, named after a traditional vineyard-stake practice.

## Tasting notes

Deep red with a purple rim. Very intense, fine and persistent on the nose, with ripe cherry, blueberry, blackberry, plum, white pepper, balsamic mountain herbs, liquorice and wood. Dry, full-bodied, warm and pleasantly tannic on the palate, with a long, tannic, slightly bitter finish.