# GriXa (Roberto Ferraris)

> Red, Monferrato Rosso DOC by [Roberto Ferraris](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/roberto-ferraris.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/roberto-ferraris-grixa).

- **Producer:** Roberto Ferraris
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Monferrato Rosso DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Estate Nebbiolo vineyard in Agliano Terme
- **Soil:** Calcareous marl with a prevalence of silt and white soil
- **Exposure:** South; 260 m
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; vines 15 years old
- **Vinification:** Maceration with skin contact and gentle pumping over the skin cap; 15 to 18 months in 500 litre French oak tonneaux, then a year in bottle
- **Serving temperature:** 18 to 20 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

A Nebbiolo made in small quantities since 2008, named after Grixa, the grey grape of old Asti farming treatises; drawn from a Turin agricultural faculty selection of old Nebbiolo clones.