Red
Grignolino
By Tenuta San Sebastiano, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Piemonte Grignolino from 1.5 ha in Lu Monferrato, fermented and aged in steel.
Tasting notes
Bright light ruby red. Varietal aromas from pomegranate to pepper. Balanced and slightly astringent, with evident but not sharp tannins and a slightly alcoholic finish.
Pairs well with
Cured meats, rice and vegetable first courses, white meat and fish dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Grignolino
- Grape
- Grignolino 100%
- Production area
- Lu Monferrato (AL), altitude 270 m
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Exposure
- South/South-West
- Harvest
- Late September, early October
- Vineyard planting
- 1.5 ha planted 2000 and 2013, Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 8,000 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Traditional fermentation with frequent pump-overs on the skins in steel tanks, 28 to 30 C, about 10 days, no added yeasts, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 6 months in steel with racking and 3 months in bottle; bottled after 6 months. 8,000 bottles.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 C, or 10 to 12 C in summer
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