# Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato (Rossello)

> White, Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC by [Rossello](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rossello.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rossello-cortese-dell-alto-monferrato).

- **Producer:** Rossello
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC
- **Grape:** Cortese
- **Soil:** Medium-textured, tending to sand
- **Harvest:** Early September
- **Vineyard planting:** Trellised vines trained to Guyot, 2.40 m x 0.80 m spacing, vines 20 years old, yield 90 q/ha, 150 m above sea level, 2,500 thermal-sum hours
- **Vinification:** Destemming and pressing with fermentation under oxygen control; 3 months in steel. Alcohol 12.5%.
- **Serving temperature:** 8 - 10 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A dry Cortese white, aged three months in steel and bottled with a light almond note.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with delicate scents of berries. Dry, pleasantly almondy taste with good acidity.