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Boris· @Kseniia D
Tenuta Grillo
Pratoasciutto
2007
4.2
Region
Italy › Piedmont › Monferrato › Vino
Type
red · still
Grapes
Dolcetto
Alcohol
13.5%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes(2)
4.2
Same as before. The nose pulls you in immediately: dried banana, fig, eucalyptus, pine, tobacco, dried blackberries, dry earth. The palate is harsh and drying, with mature tannins that have softened just enough but still have grip - and underneath, an acidity that you don't expect from a wine this old. Multiple layers, all in tension with each other. Very engaging to drink, though it asks for your attention. Not a bottle to put on for casual conversation.
About
Pratoasciutto is named after the old field from which the grapes for this wine are sourced. It undergoes 60 days of skin contact with native yeasts, spontaneous fermentation, 12 months of ageing in steel tanks, and 5 years in bottles. Around 6000 bottles are produced annually.
