# Gatto Nero (Pierfrancesco Gatto)

> Red, Piemonte Pinot Nero DOC by [Pierfrancesco Gatto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pierfrancesco-gatto.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pierfrancesco-gatto-gatto-nero).

- **Producer:** Pierfrancesco Gatto
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Piemonte Pinot Nero DOC
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero
- **Production area:** Viarigi
- **Vineyard planting:** Average vine age 15 years
- **Vinification:** Fermented in rotary fermenters at a controlled 26 degrees C for 10 days, aged in 500-litre tonneaux for 24 months, then rests in bottle at 12 degrees C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Gatto's Piemonte Pinot Nero DOC, aged 24 months in 500-litre tonneaux, with about 3,400 bottles produced.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with good depth and consistency, a broad, intense nose with notes of clove, pepper and blueberry. Broad on the palate too, round, spicy and pleasantly tannic, gaining complexity and elegance with age.

## Food pairings

First courses, red meats, game and semi-aged cheeses.