# Le Marne (Isolabella della Croce)

> Red, Monferrato DOC Rosso by [Isolabella della Croce](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/isolabella-della-croce.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/isolabella-della-croce-le-marne).

- **Producer:** Isolabella della Croce
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato DOC Rosso
- **Grape:** Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto
- **Production area:** Loazzolo
- **Exposure:** Southwest, South
- **Vineyard planting:** 6,000 vines per hectare; yield 30 quintals per hectare.
- **Vinification:** Destemming and soft pressing for each variety, maceration and fermentation at controlled temperature in horizontal fermenters.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Elegance and easy drinking result from blending Barbera, Nebbiolo and Dolcetto grapes from Loazzolo, in varying proportions from year to year.

## Tasting notes

Bright, almost shiny ruby colour with typically Piedmontese aromas. Ripe but not cloying fruit notes blend with vegetal, mainly hay, notes, with pleasant freshness. The acidity is well balanced by the glyceric and alcoholic tone, never heavy, forming, together with the tannins, the working base the wine is modulated on year to year.

## Food pairings

Its good body makes it a natural match for roasted or spit-roasted meats, cheeses that are not too aged, and seafood preparations such as brodetto, where tomato, herbs and chili are balanced by the wine's own components.