| MONFERRATO ROSSO | |
| Denomination: | DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) |
| Typology: | Red structured wine |
| Production Area: | In Piedmont, exclusively Monferrato's grapes. |
| Soil: | Calcareous hilly ground |
| Grapes: | Assembling of Shyraz, Merlot and Nebbiolo grapes in various percentages depending on the years. |
| Harvest: | End of September |
| Alcohol: | 14% Vol. |
| Service temperature: | 16°C - 18°C |
| Yield per hectare: | 60 quintali di uva |
| Bottles produced: | 7500 |
| Vinification: | Destemming and crushing of the grapes, maceration a 32°C for seven days, pressing, racking, aging for 18 months, then bottling. Clarifications or filtrations aren't done. |
| Maturation: | 14 months in huge oak barrel. |
| Aging: | 3 months in bottle before sale. |
| Colour: | Intense red ruby with violet reflections. |
| Aroma: | Intense, vinoso, with marked spices, fruits and flowers hints. |
| Flavour: | Full flavour, armonic with a pleasantly slighty bitter final. |
| Food Matches: | Important first courses, meat-based main courses and aged cheeses. |
| Conservation: | In the dark, in a lay-down bottle at 10°C - 12°C with 75% of humidity. |
| Annotations: | Improves in the first 6-8 years of aging. |
| Price in wine shop: | 10€ |