Red
La Bernardina
By Giulio Accornero e Figli, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
La Bernardina is a Monferrato DOC Freisa, first produced in 1986, fermented on the skins for seven days.
Tasting notes
Bright garnet red, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg, dry and lightly tannic.
Pairs well with
Red meat, first courses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato DOC Freisa
- Grape
- Freisa 100%
- Production area
- Municipality of Vignale Monferrato (AL)
- Exposure
- North/East
- Harvest
- Hand-picked in September and October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot pruning in line with tradition, with bunches thinned in August
- Vinification
- Medium-to-long, temperature-controlled vinification on the skins, fermenting for seven days with spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Aged in stainless steel and bottled in spring after cold stabilization.
- Serving temperature
- 16°C
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