The wine region of Monferrato is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. We currently count 501 estates and châteaux in the of Monferrato, producing 919 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Monferrato go well with generally quite well with dishes .
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
red wines from the region of Monferrato go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, elodie's pasta risotto or sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls).
On the nose in the region of Monferrato often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Monferrato is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
