# Ciarabal (F.lli Facchino)

> Red, Monferrato DOC Rosso 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-ciarabal).

- **Producer:** F.lli Facchino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato DOC Rosso
- **Grape:** Cabernet 100%
- **Production area:** Carpeneto
- **Soil:** Clayey-calcareous, mainly calcareous
- **Harvest:** Second ten days of October
- **Vineyard planting:** At 260m altitude; upward-trained vertical trellis, Guyot-pruned, planted at 0.90m x 2.60m, about 4,270 vines/ha; yield about 80 quintals/ha, with a 70% grape-to-wine yield.
- **Vinification:** Maceration for 6-7 days at 25-26°C; alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature (26°C) with regular délestage.
- **Serving temperature:** 20°C
- **Storage:** Can be cellared for 12-15 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A 100% Cabernet grown at Carpeneto, one of the estate's international-variety reds alongside its native Piemontese wines.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby with a purple rim. Intense, fine and complex on the nose, with mountain hay, ripe plum, blackcurrant, cinnamon and wood. Dry, full-bodied, warm and properly astringent on the palate, persistent, with a bitterish finish.

## Food pairings

Suited to freshly made pasta with rich sauces, risotto, meat and long-aged cheese.