# Grignolino d'Asti (Rossello)

> Red, Grignolino d'Asti DOC by [Rossello](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rossello.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rossello-grignolino-d-asti).

- **Producer:** Rossello
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- **Grape:** Grignolino
- **Soil:** Medium-textured, tending to clay
- **Harvest:** Late September
- **Vineyard planting:** Trellised vines trained to Guyot, 2.40 m x 0.80 m spacing, vines 30 years old, yield 90 q/ha, 350 m above sea level, 2,900 thermal-sum hours
- **Vinification:** Destemming and pressing with maceration, punching down and pumping over during fermentation; 5 months in steel. Alcohol 13%.
- **Serving temperature:** 14 - 16 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Grignolino d'Asti, called precious and rare by the producer, aged 5 months in steel.

## Tasting notes

Light ruby red, soft taste, graceful and delicate scent. Dry, slightly tannic, pleasantly bitter with a persistent aftertaste.

## Food pairings

Starters as well as more demanding dishes.