# Monfiorato (Tenuta San Sebastiano)

> Red, Vino Rosso by [Tenuta San Sebastiano](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenuta-san-sebastiano.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenuta-san-sebastiano-monfiorato).

- **Producer:** Tenuta San Sebastiano
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Vino Rosso
- **Grape:** Grignolino 100%
- **Production area:** Lu Monferrato (AL), altitude 270 m
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** South/South-West
- **Harvest:** Early October
- **Vineyard planting:** 0.5 ha planted 2000, 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, 15 days, no added yeasts, spontaneous malolactic. Aged 36 months in oak barriques and 24 months in bottle. 1,000 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 C, open at the moment
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

An aged 100% Grignolino, 36 months in barriques and 24 in bottle, which the producer calls Grignolino Storico.

## Tasting notes

Bright ruby red. Intense and very evolved, notes of small red fruits and spices. Very complex, with evident tannins and soft in the mouth. The producer calls it Grignolino Storico, a Riserva that surprises.

## Food pairings

Complex, important dishes.