Marchesi di Gresy
Monferrato DOC Rosso
2017
$31.00
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.