# Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese (Oreste Buzio)

> Red, Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC by [Oreste Buzio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/oreste-buzio.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/oreste-buzio-grignolino-del-monferrato-casalese).

- **Producer:** Oreste Buzio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC
- **Grape:** Grignolino 100%
- **Production area:** Vignale Monferrato (AL)
- **Soil:** calcareous
- **Exposure:** south, south-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained espalier, 4000 vines per hectare; yield 60 quintals per hectare; organic fertilisation only when needed, weeds mowed, copper, sulphur and microorganism treatments
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested and sorted into 15-18 kg crates; aged in steel for 6 months
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A 100% Grignolino aged six months in steel, 12.5 to 13% alcohol, from vines at 4,000 per hectare.

## Tasting notes

Red with orange hues; spicy nose; mildly astringent, balanced by good acidity and minerality.

## Food pairings

Starters, fish first courses, white meats, cheeses.