Grignolino
When Angelo Ferrio discovered a friend of his had a plot of old-vine Grignolino he got to work restoring the vineyard just for fun. It took a couple of years and this is the first wine. He had not worked with varietal before, but after making the wine he was astonished at the result. He decided it was delicious enough to bottle and we are very excited to get it here!
Appellation: Piemonte Grignolino DOC
Type: Red, dry
Varietal: 100% Grignolino
Color: Light ruby.
Bouquet: Very aromatic red fruit with a hint of spices.
Taste: Medium body and sapid in the mouth, plenty of red fruit with a a pleasant tart note. The finish is long with firm tannins.
Alcohol: 13%.
Serving Temperature: 10-12° C (50-53º F).
Food Pairings: Serve lightly chilled. It goes very well with meat appetizers and first courses. Salami, cheese, fish soup like cioppino, and grilled meats. A great mid-day luncheon wine. It is quite enjoyable with traditional American Thanksgiving Holiday food.
Production Area: Agliano Terme, in the Province of Asti, Piemonte.
Vineyard: One hectare, 70-year-old vine.
Altitude: 250 meters (820 feet) a.s.l.
Exposure: West.
Soil: Sandy limestone, with traces of silt.
Cultivation system: Guyot.
Harvest: Manual harvest in the middle ten days of September.
Refining: 5-days maceration fermented at 18º C (65º F), aged in stainless steel.
