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Bosco Ruche Di Castagnole Monferrato - 2022
Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
100% Ruche'
Appellation
Ruche' di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Vineyard Designation
Castagnole Monferrato
Harvest Date
Hand harvested between mid September and mid October
Aging
7 months in stainless steel tanks and 4 months in the bottle
Alcohol %
14.5
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
100% Ruche'
Appellation
Ruche' di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Vineyard Designation
Castagnole Monferrato
Harvest Date
Hand harvested between mid September and mid October
Aging
7 months in stainless steel tanks and 4 months in the bottle
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Profile
Wine Profile / Tasting Notes
This is a surprising, elegant and powerful red wine. One of a kind. Beautiful floral bouquet reminiscent of rose and violet. The taste is very complex, with immediate
hints of cherry and strawberry, followed by a spicy feel with
pepper and paprika and a licorice aftertaste on the finish. The tannins are soft and perfectly integrated. A wine that shows its best 2-3 years after bottling.
Vineyard Notes
Soil: mostly Tufa, Clay and Calcareous. The vines have an average age of 15 years. The vineyards have a south-South/East exposure at an altitude of 220 meters above sea level.
Production Notes
In order to preserve its freshness the wine doesn't see any oak. It is refined for 7 months in stainless steel tanks and 4 months in the bottle before release.
Just 7,000 bottles per year produced.
Winemaker Notes
Ruchè is a semi-aromatic black grape variety native to
Castagnole Monferrato. There are no other vines in the world than have the same floral and spicy notes, typical of this grape variety.
“If someone in Castagnole Monferrato offers you Ruché, it’s because he wants to spend time with you”: the sign at the town’s entrance is an invitation for wine lovers to visit the places in the area in search of this rare grape. The Castagnole locals will welcome you with their greatest treasure, the wine which was traditionally drunk at festivals and special occasions. The red that, besides the flavours and aromas, and beyond drinking for drinking’s sake, reveals their very soul. It is no coincidence that a country priest was the first to make wine purely from this grape, then bottle, sell and promote it.
Food & Wine Pairing
Pairs well with cheeses and red meat dishes, also
very successful with spicy Asian cuisine.
More Information
The Azienda Agricola Tommaso Bosco was born in 2014 in Castagnole Monferrato, a little village close to Asti and in the heart of Monferrato, which is the center for the production of Ruche'. Tommaso Bosco restarted the old farm of his grandparents, planting new vineyards and hazelnut trees. Today he owns 22 ha of which 8 are under vines and 14 are planted with hazelnuts. The most important target for Tommaso is to increase the fame of the autochthonous local wines like Ruche', Grignolino and Barbera with a special focus on the first one: the real prince of Monferrato as the local people call it.
