# Caresana (Pierfrancesco Gatto)

> Red, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG by [Pierfrancesco Gatto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pierfrancesco-gatto.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pierfrancesco-gatto-caresana).

- **Producer:** Pierfrancesco Gatto
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
- **Grape:** Ruchè
- **Production area:** Montemagno Monferrato
- **Vineyard planting:** Average vine age 20 years
- **Vinification:** Fermented in rotary fermenters at a controlled 26 degrees C for 5 days, aged in steel tank for 6 to 12 months, then rests 2 months in bottle at 12 degrees C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Gatto's Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG, made from Ruchè grown in Montemagno Monferrato, with about 40,000 bottles produced, the estate's largest bottling.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with purple highlights, a fine, persistent, aromatic bouquet with pleasant notes of violet and geranium. Soft and velvety on the palate, lightly tannic, with a berry finish.

## Food pairings

Rabbit, game, wild boar and aged cheeses.