Red
Il Fondatore
By Montalbera, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Il Fondatore is Montalbera's Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG Riserva, aged at least 24 months including time in large oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Ruby red tending to garnet. Intense, persistent, slightly aromatic nose with hints of wild berries evolving into oriental spices and black pepper. Powerful and characteristic of Ruche on the palate, with long persistence.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Ruche
- Production area
- Castagnole Monferrato, Piedmont
- Vineyard planting
- Low trained Guyot system with 7-8 buds on the fruiting cane. Green harvest in the early summer months.
- Vinification
- Traditional red method. Aged for 24 months, at least 12 of which in large oak barrels depending on the vintage. No tartaric stabilization.
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