Supercharged Grignolino

In Monferrato’s famous five, I started to express my excitement about the Grignolino variety – pale, aromatic and tannic. By the way, does that remind you of a famous variety from Piemonte? Today I have tasted some examples from two wineries that are part of the Monferace initiative. This is a group of producers, mostly in Monferrato Casalese, committed to reviving this great variety made in a traditional way with long ageing in barrels, alongside the more common overtly aromatic version that spends a few months in stainless steel before being bottled. And my level of excitement has gone off the scale! Supercharged Grignolino indeed. Read the article