Red
Grignolino d'Asti
By La Briusa, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A Grignolino with undergrowth and bitter almond notes, 12.5% abv; the site lists the 2022 vintage at 7.00 EUR.
Tasting notes
Undergrowth notes on the nose and bitter almond in the finish.
Pairs well with
Excellent as an aperitif, ideal with starters, rich and fatty cured meats, fresh cheeses, sheep and goat cheeses, risottos and pasta with delicate sauces and vegetables, omelettes, vegetables, fish and white meats.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- Grape
- Grignolino 100%
- Production area
- Vigliano d'Asti
- Soil
- Mostly calcareous, with small percentages of sand
- Exposure
- South-east
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, hillside vineyards at 279 m above sea level; vines range from about fifty years old (Barbera) to the 2017 plantings of Nebbiolo
- Vinification
- Two months in stainless steel tank, one month in bottle.
More from La Briusa
- Barbera d'Asti, Barbera d'Asti DOCG
- Barbera d'Asti Superiore, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
- Barbera Piemonte, Piemonte DOC Barbera
- Chardonnay, Vino Bianco
- Monferrato Dolcetto, Monferrato DOC Dolcetto
- Monferrato Nebbiolo, Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo
- Piemonte Cortese, Piemonte DOC Cortese
- San Malvino, Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG