# Paja (Marco Bonfante)

> White, Piemonte DOC Cortese by [Marco Bonfante](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/marco-bonfante.md), Nizza, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/paja).

- **Producer:** Marco Bonfante
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC Cortese
- **Grape:** Cortese 100%
- **Soil:** Thick, solid Serravalle sandstones, very light in colour
- **Harvest:** Second half of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 5,000 plants per hectare, 65 hl/ha, altitude 300 m
- **Vinification:** Destalked and soft-pressed; fermented at a controlled 18 C in steel tanks with selected yeasts.
- **Serving temperature:** 8-10 C
- **Storage:** Perfect to be drunk now.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Cortese named after Nissa dla Paja, the old name of Nizza Monferrato, where the winery is based. Part of the Sileo line.

## Tasting notes

Bright straw yellow. Fine, fresh bouquet of citrus and fruit. Delicate and dry with good balance of acidity and minerality, good structure and a fine bitter almond aftertaste.

## Food pairings

Summer aperitif and fresh starters; fish dishes such as linguine with clams, cuttlefish and calamari.