Red
Ruber
By Tenuta Montemagno, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Grignolino d'Asti, an old Monferrato variety known in the Middle Ages as Barbesino. Dry and crisp with dried rose and raspberry notes.
Tasting notes
Intense, brilliant red. Dried rose, wild strawberry and wild berries, with raspberry. Fairly full in the mouth, with present but not aggressive tannin and a dry, crisp finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Grignolino d'Asti DOC
- Grape
- Grignolino 100%
- Production area
- Montemagno (AT), Monferrato
- Soil
- Calcareous clay with silty marls, alkaline pH, considerable water retention
- Exposure
- South, southwest
- Vineyard planting
- Average vine age 30 years, Guyot training
- Vinification
- Crushing and destemming, fermentation with a brief maceration to keep tannin extraction light, at a controlled 22°C.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18°C
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