# Montalto (Pierfrancesco Gatto)

> Red, Grignolino d'Asti DOC by [Pierfrancesco Gatto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pierfrancesco-gatto.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pierfrancesco-gatto-montalto).

- **Producer:** Pierfrancesco Gatto
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- **Grape:** Grignolino
- **Production area:** Castagnole Monferrato
- **Vineyard planting:** Average vine age 10 years
- **Vinification:** Fermented in rotary fermenters at a controlled 26 degrees C for 3 days, aged in steel tank for 6 months, then rests in bottle at 12 degrees C.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Gatto's Grignolino d'Asti DOC, from vines averaging 10 years old in Castagnole Monferrato, with about 10,400 bottles produced.

## Tasting notes

Light ruby red that turns orange with age, a fine, intense and ethereal bouquet with notes of rose and raspberry over a background of pepper. Pleasant on the palate, with elegant tannins and a dry, lightly bitter finish.

## Food pairings

A good all-purpose table wine, delicate enough for starters, soups, poultry and fish.