Alcohol: 14%
Grape(s): 100% Grignolino
Localization: Piedmont, Italy
Tasting Notes: Grignolino is considered “the whitest of reds and the reddest of whites” because of its very light red color, it is often confused with a rose wine. However, it is a wine with good structure and tannins, famous for being matched with fatty fish.
It is particularly good in Monferrato, and it is one of the vines with more history in Piedmont; there is evidence mentioning it in 700 AD. Thanks to the higher number of seeds, it is rich in tannins, sometimes being compared to Nebbiolo, but the aromas and colors are more delicate. In the mouth, it is fresher with less structure despite it giving very dry wines.
In this case, the wine is vinified and aged in cement tanks and bottles. It has spicy notes, is dry, and is slightly warm. It is a wine for the whole meal, but never banal.
The Domain: Marco Crivelli is one of Piemonte's quiet superstars, content to work a small amount of vineyard (8 hectares), and produce a small handful of wines.
Winery Crivelli was born officially in 1986 even if family Crivelli always vinified his grapes. The great-grandfather Secondo Crivelli settles in Castagnole Monferrato around 1860, coming from "frazione Serra Crivelli" of the nearby town Costiglione d'Asti.
He buys houses and lands in Castagnole Monferrato and in particular the Vine Hill of "Montio", which was and is the best (for quality reasons) of the entire area. The wine produced is purchased each year by a merchant from Val Locana.
The period between the two world wars was a favorable time for the Company's development: wine always got sold out and quality was very appreciated. During that time the Winery had 2 Ha of property land and other vineyards cultivated at "metayage").
After the second world war and the untimely death of the grandfather Emilio, the Winery give their grapes to the newborn "Cantina Sociale".
In 1979 Marco decides to consolidate the production estate, leaving definitively the "Cantina Sociale", expanding the Company to a total vine surface of 8 Ha; buying also the famous "Montio' Hill".
By 1990 it is now time to jump into the European and American markets, which during the next years become more concrete and consolidate further. In the year 2000 Marco builds the new and bigger cellar together with the new house. He takes care of the new project with his son Jonathan with the enthusiasm and pleasure to do better.
During his growth, the son Jonathan starts following the father in this challenge, and today he takes care of the Vineyard and of the Wine-making, while Marco is more focused on marketing and sales.
