# Ruber (Tenuta Montemagno)

> Red, Grignolino d'Asti DOC by [Tenuta Montemagno](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-montemagno.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-montemagno-ruber).

- **Producer:** Tenuta Montemagno
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

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.