Red
Monferrato Rosso
By La Cedraia, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
A red blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Dolcetto from well-drained clay vineyards, composition varying with the vintage.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby red with violet hues. Deep, intense nose with fruit; soft, warm and very elegant on the palate, with rich concentration that opens up with aeration.
Pairs well with
Raw meat dishes, roasts, game, aged cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Rosso DOC
- Grape
- Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%, Dolcetto 20%
- Production area
- Estate vineyard between Novi Ligure and Gavi
- Soil
- Yellowish-grey clayey marl
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- By hand
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5000 vines/hectare, 225-275 m a.s.l.; yield 80-90 quintals per hectare, 70% wine yield
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, settling and fermentation at controlled temperature, then ageing in stainless steel tanks. 14.5% vol; residual sugar under 1 g/l, total acidity 5.7 g/l.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 °C
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