Piemonte DOC Albarossa

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The Product in Brief:

✓ Piemonte DOC Albarossa

✓ 100% Albarossa in purity

✓ Rare native Piedmontese grape variety

✓ Aging: 13 months in steel and 5 months in wood

✓ Oak barriques and tonneaux

✓ Alcohol content: 14% vol.

✓ 780 numbered bottles

✓ Structured, spicy and with great personality

The Piemonte DOC Albarossa from Tenuta Vallone originates in the Gran Monferrato region, a wine-growing area of great historical, agricultural, and scenic value. Albarossa is a rare native Piedmontese grape variety, created in 1938 from the cross between Barbera and Nebbiolo di Dronero, also known as Chatus, thanks to the work of Prof. Giovanni Dalmasso. Cultivated mainly between the provinces of Asti and Alessandria, today it represents one of the most original and identifying expressions of Piedmont's wine heritage. Made from 100% pure Albarossa, this wine consistently interprets the assertive character of the grape, capable of combining structure, freshness, and aromatic depth.

Maturation takes place in steel for 13 months and then continues with a 5-month period in small oak barrels, in barriques and tonneaux, a choice that guides the wine towards greater complexity without burdening its expressive profile. In the glass, it presents an intense ruby red color. The nose reveals distinct notes of ripe fruit and red flowers, accompanied by elegant spicy nuances of tobacco. On the palate, the sip is full, enveloping, and structured, with precise tannins that are well integrated and a persistence that confirms all the personality of this rare grape variety, which is becoming increasingly interesting in the landscape of great Piedmontese reds.

Product Sheet:

Appellation: Piemonte DOC Albarossa.

Grape Variety: 100% Albarossa.

Production Area: Conzano, Gran Monferrato, Piedmont.

Soil: Marl and limestone.

Training System: Guyot.

Cultivation Method: Certified organic farming.

Winemaking Notes: Careful winemaking aimed at enhancing the structure, aromatic depth, and varietal personality of Albarossa.

Aging: Maturation in steel for 13 months followed by aging in small oak barrels for 5 months.

Organoleptic Notes: Intense ruby red color; aromas of ripe fruit, red flowers, and spices with notes of tobacco; structured, harmonious, and persistent taste with enveloping tannins.

Serving Temperature: 16/18° C.

Alcohol Content: 14% vol.

Production: 780 numbered bottles.

Pairings: Red meats, braised dishes, game, structured main courses, traditional Piedmontese cuisine, and aged cheeses.

Amidst the rolling hills of southeastern Piedmont, Monferrato paints a landscape of vineyards, medieval villages, and tuff stone farmhouses that time seems to have forgotten. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2014, this region stretches between the provinces of Asti and Alessandria, embracing one of Italy's richest and most authentic food and wine traditions. Monferrato's winemaking vocation is centuries old: here, Barbera finds its most sincere and generous expression, alongside Grignolino—elegant and tannic—Freisa, and Ruché, a rare and fragrant grape variety that grows almost exclusively in Castagnole Monferrato. On the higher slopes, Cortese and Moscato also thrive, yielding fresh and aromatic white wines. But Monferrato is not just about wine. It is a land of white truffles, agnolotti del plin, bagna caòda, cheeses like Robiola di Roccaverano PDO, and Piedmont hazelnuts PGI. It is a peasant cuisine elevated to art, where every product tells of the indissoluble bond between man and hill. Choosing Monferrato products means bringing to the table a region that has made quality and tradition its identity.

There are territories that speak through the landscape, and wineries that choose to listen to them with respect and responsibility. Tenuta Vallone was born from this vision: to preserve an authentic fragment of Monferrato and transform it into wines capable of telling its soul. Located in Conzano, in the heart of Monferrato Casalese, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its wine landscapes, the winery develops around a rare and precious vineyard: an enclos of only two hectares, exposed to the sun and rooted in marl and calcareous soils that have always been suited to great Piedmontese viticulture. Production is deliberately limited and comes from exclusively manual processes, from pruning to harvesting. The choice to train the vines using the Guyot system and to maintain low yields allows for concentrated, expressive, and deeply territorial grapes. In the cellar, careful macerations and initial maturation in steel accompany the wines towards a possible evolution in oak wood, always respecting balance and finesse. Grignolino, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Albarossa, and Arneis thus become interpreters of an elegant, distinctive, and contemporary style. The history of Tenuta Vallone is rooted in centuries.

The rural building that houses the winery today was built in 1812 by Count Pio Hieronymus Vidua, a central figure in Piedmontese culture and a protagonist of the political life of the Kingdom of Sardinia. The ancient underground cellars of brick and canton stone bear witness to an agricultural tradition spanning the 18th and 19th centuries, which continues to thrive today through conscious, respectful, and deeply territorial viticulture. The context of Gran Monferrato, elected European Wine City 2024, further reinforces the cultural and landscape value of this production reality. Tenuta Vallone adheres with conviction to the principles of organic farming, certified by BioAgriCert. In the vineyard, only natural substances are used for defense and fertilization, while at the winery, energy comes from photovoltaic and geothermal systems. The focus on sustainability also extends to the choice of entirely recyclable and low environmental impact packaging materials. A vision that combines ethics, technique, and responsibility towards the Monferrato landscape. Tenuta Vallone is the expression of an intimate and authentic Monferrato. Few hectares, limited productions, and organic viticulture that transforms the territory into liquid identity. Alongside the great Piedmontese reds, the winery offers refined interpretations of indigenous grape varieties, up to a vintage Spumante Rosé Metodo Classico that tells the story of Monferrato's ability to evolve without losing its historical roots.

Each bottle is produced in numbered editions, approximately 11,000 per year, as a synthesis of technical precision and territorial sensitivity.