Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG Riserva
Franco Morando®
Area of production:
Castagnole Monferrato-Montemagno-San Vittore UNESCO World Heritage (Piedmont).
Vine training system:
Low trained Guyot system with 7-8 buds on the fruiting cane. Thinning in the early summer months, the maximum yield is 60 quintals per hectare regardless of the vintage.
Grape variety:
Ruchè.
Vinification:
Traditional red method.
Ageing:
Aged 18 months in new French, Austrian and Slavonian oak barriques and tonneaux with high toasting. Bottle fining in a horizontal position with a controlled temperature for at least 24 months in total. No tartaric stabilization.
Colour:
Rub red tending to garnet.
Castagnole Monferrato-Montemagno-San Vittore UNESCO World Heritage (Piedmont).
Vine training system:
Low trained Guyot system with 7-8 buds on the fruiting cane. Thinning in the early summer months, the maximum yield is 60 quintals per hectare regardless of the vintage.
Grape variety:
Ruchè.
Vinification:
Traditional red method.
Ageing:
Aged 18 months in new French, Austrian and Slavonian oak barriques and tonneaux with high toasting. Bottle fining in a horizontal position with a controlled temperature for at least 24 months in total. No tartaric stabilization.
Colour:
Rub red tending to garnet.
Nose:
Great extraction, persuasiveness and power. Bouquet typical of the Ruchè grape, with light hints of chocolate, tanned leather and blueberry.Palate:
On palate is long and persistent, with a silky texture, with an excellent balance between acidity and tannins. A liquid poem.
Bottle:
Old Bordeaux 750 grams.
Antique green glass.
Closure:
First choice one-piece cork with handmade visual and olfactory control.
Sizes available:
Bottle 0,75 L.
Magnum 1,50 L.
Jeroboam 3 L.
Abv:
From 13,50 to 15,50 % depending on the vintage.
Great extraction, persuasiveness and power. Bouquet typical of the Ruchè grape, with light hints of chocolate, tanned leather and blueberry.Palate:
On palate is long and persistent, with a silky texture, with an excellent balance between acidity and tannins. A liquid poem.
Bottle:
Old Bordeaux 750 grams.
Antique green glass.
Closure:
First choice one-piece cork with handmade visual and olfactory control.
Sizes available:
Bottle 0,75 L.
Magnum 1,50 L.
Jeroboam 3 L.
Abv:
From 13,50 to 15,50 % depending on the vintage.