TERROIR PROFILE
Monferrato
Barbera heartland
Monferrato is Barbera country — acid and fruit in perfect everyday balance.
Climate, site & wine
Two soil types shape the area: white marl-limestone soils and the Asti sands of marine origin. Marly soils near Alessandria and south of Asti give fuller, age-worthy wines, the sandy soils softer ones.
Barbera is juicy and dark-fruited with cherry and plum; Grignolino is pale, fragrant and tannic, Ruché from Castagnole Monferrato aromatic with roses and spice. The hills are planted with many varieties, Barbera being the most widespread.
TERROIR PROFILE · Piedmont
Monferrato Barbera heartland
Monferrato is Barbera country — acid and fruit in perfect everyday balance.
SOILS
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Sandaromatic, approachable
Loose sand and wind-blown sand warm up quickly and hold little water — they give aromatic, early-drinking wines with soft tannins; phylloxera-resistant.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Continental climate; the hills between the Po plain and the Ligurian Apennines are open and warm up early. Nights stay cool, so Barbera gains body without losing acidity.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Extensive, gently to moderately steep hill country south of the Po and north of the Langhe, at elevations between about 200 and 600 metres; Alto Monferrato in the south and Basso Monferrato around Casale Monferrato. Vineyards are spread over many ridges and valleys.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Markgräflerland
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100% similar
- Monferrato and Markgräflerland share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Graves
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100% similar
- Monferrato and Graves share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
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Rocchetta Tanaro
Renown 86/100
Azienda Agricola Accornero Vini
Vignale Monferrato
Renown 7/100
Roggero Bruno e Marco s.s.
Albugnano
Tenuta La Tenaglia
Serralunga di Crea
Cantina del Rubino
Gabiano
Vicara
Rosignano Monferrato
Az. Agricola Cascina Quarino
Aramengo
Azienda Agricola Marcello Meda
Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato
This terroir's soils in the glossary