Monferrato DOC

Monferrato is an historical wine region located in Piedmont within the provinces of Alessandria and Asti and a DOC appellation, a very confusing one. The wines of the DOC Monferrato appellation can belong to the generic types Rosso and Bianco or Chiaretto or grape derived, Dolcetto, Freisa and Cortese del Monferrato Casalese.

Monferrato DOC is also the appellation used when no other appellation fits the wine description, since it list dozens of grapes, native and international, and doesn’t specify any ageing, giving the wine maker an almost empty canvas. There are hundreds of wines under the Monferrato Doc label completely different from each other and as such, impossible to compare.

In the Monferrato Rosso wine, the main grapes tend to be Barbera and Nebbiolo amongst the native, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Nero for the international varieties. Monferrato Bianco on the other side, is likely to include the native Cortese and Favorita grapes, or the international Chardonnay and Sauvignon.