# Testabalorda (Fratelli Aresca)

> Red, Grignolino d'Asti DOC by [Fratelli Aresca](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/fratelli-aresca.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/fratelli-aresca-testabalorda).

- **Producer:** Fratelli Aresca
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- **Grape:** Grignolino 100%
- **Production area:** Monferrato Astigiano
- **Exposure:** Mainly east and south-east
- **Vinification:** Maceration on the skins for about 6-7 days at a controlled temperature of 25-27 C. Aged at least 4-5 months in steel before bottling.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Grignolino is one of the oldest and noblest native grape varieties of Piemonte, its production limited to the Monferrato area. It gives wines with qualities of finesse, elegance and lightness that are hard to match among other reds.

## Tasting notes

Pale cherry-red colour. Perfume of rose and white pepper. The palate echoes the notes of rose and fruit expressed on the nose.