Monferrato DOC Rosso 2017

Marchesi di Gresy

Monferrato DOC Rosso
2017

$31.00

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 0.10
Product code
12794717
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$26.81
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Monferrato
Varietal(s)
Merlot 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
1,9 g/l
Closure type
Cork
Aging potential
To drink or to keep 10 years according to the vintage.
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About this winery

The Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy belongs to the di Grésy family since 1797. The estate includes four properties located in the Langhe and Monferrato regions, which are home to the greatest wines of Piedmont. Prior to the 1960s, the estate operated as a traditional farm, producing livestock, vegetables and fruit - including grapes. At that time, the grapes were sold to the best wine producers in the area, as was the tradition in the Langhe. In the early 1970s, Alberto di Grésy...

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Production notes

Traditional vinification and maceration with regular pumpings over. Maceration lasts about 14-16 days followed by malolactic fermentation in the stainless steel tank. Ageing in French barriques for twelve months, and twenty-four more months in the Slavonian oak casks. Bottle refinement before being released on the market.

Tasting notes

Colour: Deep ruby red with violet hues. Bouquet: Generous, with red fruit, cherry and plum notes combined with some sweet spice notes of black pepper and leather. Taste: Elegant, soft and full in the mouth, showing good structure and fine tannins. Great drinkability Ideal with rich pasta dishes and many kind of meat, surprising with rabbit and lamb.