# Invictus (Tenuta Montemagno)

> Red, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG by [Tenuta Montemagno](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-montemagno.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-montemagno-invictus).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Montemagno
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
- **Grape:** Ruchè 100%
- **Production area:** Montemagno (AT), Monferrato
- **Soil:** Calcareous clay with silty marls, alkaline pH, considerable water retention
- **Exposure:** South-west, west
- **Harvest:** Late harvest, grapes dried on the vine (appassimento in vigna)
- **Vinification:** Crushing and destemming, fermentation at controlled temperature with three days of pre-fermentation maceration at 10°C, then gentle pumping over for 7-8 days.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Late-harvest Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato with grapes dried on the vine, for more structure and tannin than the estate's Nobilis.

## Tasting notes

Dark red with purple and black highlights. Roses, violets and ripe red fruit, with mint and eucalyptus. Markedly tannic and aromatic, with pepper and cinnamon, round and velvety from the late harvest. Long-lived and elegant.