Red
Grignolino d'Asti
By Post dal Vin - Terre del Barbera, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Grignolino from hill vineyards around Rocchetta Tanaro, made with a short maceration to keep tannins soft.
Tasting notes
Delicate but bright ruby red. Delicate, fresh nose with a very slight herbal note. Dry, without hardness or harshness, and very elegant.
Pairs well with
Starters; best drunk young.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Grignolino d'Asti DOCG
- Grape
- Grignolino
- Production area
- Hill vineyards in the municipality of Rocchetta Tanaro, about 200 m
- Harvest
- End of September or early October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 7-8 buds per vine, 4,500 vines per hectare, 80 quintals of grapes per hectare, planted 1970-1990
- Vinification
- Traditional vinification, with the skins left in contact with the must for about 6 days to avoid excess tannin.
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