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Wine: Red wine
Taste: Dry
Volume: Medium
Min. alcohol: 11%
Storage potential: 3 years
The Grignolino grape is an old Piedmontse variety, and it provides bright, fresh and acidic wines. This Piedmont wine is made from this wine (85%) with the permitted addition of up to 15% local non-aromatic red grapes.
This combination provides a ruby red wine, which can often be very light. The scent is distinctively fruity and delicate and the taste is dry, slightly tannic, with a characteristic slight bitterness in the aftertaste.
Other Wines From Piemonte DOC
Other Wines From Piemonte
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