Il Manseco
Made with grapes “Chardonnay muscat” 100% is a white fragrant and fine, dry at taste and delicate. The rows are on the back of a hill half cultivated as vineyard and half a hazel, a property of about 10 hectares in area Manseco, in Calliano, in the territory of Monferrato. The locality Manseco was selected as UNESCO heritage due to its peculiarities, biodiversity and extension of vineyards. The clay soil is particularly suitable for the production of white grapes. The cultivation is conducted according to the principles of integrated pest management, respecting the environment.
NAME: Piedmont Chardonnay DOC
PRODUCTION AREA: Calliano (Asti)
GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay Muscat 100%
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot
WINE: still
HARVEST: hand picked, the second week of September
YEAST: native
AGEING: tonneau
YIELD PER HECTARE: 40 q.li
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 8 °C
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: ideal for an appetizer, with hors d’oeuvres, prefers fish dishes
ORGANOLEPTIC FEATURES: straw yellow colour with greenish reflections, clear
Intense bouquet, persistent, fruity with notes of apple
Taste: dry, soft enough, quite intense, persistent, harmonious, full-bodied, well-balanced
Grignolino DOC Il SanPietro
Monferrato wine par excellence, especially in the “golden triangle” Portacomaro-Calliano-Migliandolo. A red that amaze by his beautiful ruby color and its floral and delicate aromas , with characteristic hints of rose. Taste very fresh and spicy. The harvest of SanPietro always produce a wine of excellence.
NAME: Piedmont Grignolino
PRODUCTION AREA: Calliano (Asti)
GRAPE VARIETY: Grignolino 100%
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot
WINE: still
HARVEST: hand picked, the last week of September
YEAST: native
AGEING: steel tanks (8 months), bottle (6 months)
YIELD PER HECTARE: 75 q.li
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18 °C
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: starters, white meat, versatile even with fish based dishes.
ORGANOLEPTIC FEATURES: ruby red colour
Bouquet: fine quality, outstanding hints of red berries and strawberry leaf, with floral and spicy hints, especially of white pepper
Taste: smooth, dry, pleasantly tannic, incorporates the scents of fruits and spices.
Barbera d’Asti DOCG La Sossàla
It takes its name from the oldest “cru” of house Girola, a vineyard of about one hectare, owned by more than a century by the family. A class barbera and very drinkable, whose alcohol content varies from vintage to vintage, depending on the year, from 13 ° to 14 °. Vinified in stainless steel, aged one year in bottle, has a beautiful dark ruby red, fruity with notes of blackberry and cherry.
NAME: Barbera d’Asti DOCG
PRODUCTION AREA: Calliano (Asti)
GRAPE VARIETY: Barbera 100%
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot
WINE: firm
HARVEST: hand picked, first week of October
YEAST: native
MACERATION: on the skins for 20-25 days
AGEING: steel tanks (9-12 months), bottle (6 months)
YIELD PER HECTARE: 70 q.li
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18 °C
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: in addition to cold cuts and meat goes perfectly with aged and not aged cheese . Ideal with typical Piedmontese cuisine.
ORGANOLEPTIC FEATURES: ruby red colour
Bouquet: fine quality, fruity with notes of blackberry and cherry, slight spicy hints of morello
Taste: fresh, intense, full-bodied and round, with good persistence and finesse
Monferrato Rosso DOC Il Colonnello
GRAPE BLEND: Cabernet Sauvignon50% – Barbera 50%
PRODUCTION AREA: Calliano , Asti
AGE OF VINEYARDS: over 30 years
ALTITUDE: 300 metres above sea level
FORM OF VINE CULTIVATION: Simple Guyot
HARVEST: by hand
FERMENTATION: spontaneous
VINIFICATION: 8 months on yeast and aged 8 months in big oak
DRINK WITH: ideal cheeses and red meat dishes