# Tornato (I Dof Mati)

> Red, Vino Rosso by [I Dof Mati](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/i-dof-mati.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/i-dof-mati-tornato).

- **Producer:** I Dof Mati
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Vino Rosso
- **Grape:** Merlot 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Baraggiola
- **Production area:** Ghemme
- **Soil:** Clay soil with acidic reaction
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked into crates in the second ten days of October, arriving intact at the winery.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, yield 75 quintals per hectare.
- **Vinification:** Aged 6 months in steel.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-17°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Tornato is a pure Merlot, an unusual variety for the Colline Novaresi, vivid and intense with ripe red fruit from all-steel vinification. Its name plays on a pawn's transformation on a chessboard, a nod to the freshness it surprises with on the palate.

## Tasting notes

A particularly vivid, intense red. The bouquet opens with aromas of ripe red fruit alongside the variety's delicate vegetal notes, preserved by traditional all-steel vinification; on the palate it shows unexpected savouriness and minerality.

## Food pairings

Excellent with first courses, and with red and white meat.