Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The seven communes of the DOCG form a small viticultural area in the Monferrato astigiano, situated on the left bank of the Tanaro river.
• The Ruché grape variety is strictly endemic to the area of the seven communes of the DOCG and is not found in any other zone, in a territory of pedological transition between the marls of Monferrato and the Pliocene sands of the Asti area.
• The soils situated to the north-east of Asti, slightly less alkaline than those of other historically cultivated zones, are better suited to bringing out the qualities of the Ruché grape variety. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The production of single-variety wines and the definition of an oenological model for a dry, high-quality wine are owed above all to the parish priest Luigi Cauda, active in Castagnole during the 1960s.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1258
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Barbera d'Asti e Vini del Monferrato