Name: BRAIDA Grignolino d'Asti DOC "Limonte" 2023
SKU: 19576
Price: 200.00 HKD
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BRAIDA Grignolino d’Asti DOC “Limonte” 2023

HK$200.00

The name Grignolino derives from the word grignole which means “many pips” in the local dialect of the region.

Produced on one of the hills overlooking Rocchetta Tanaro-Asti, where soil rich in clay and silt (limo in Italian).

Bright garnet red with ruby highlights. Floral scents featuring rose, freshly cut hay, fruit such as apricots and yellow plums, accompanied by a corollary of wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry. Fresh and vinous palate, elegantly fleshy, featuring the same rose and fruits expressed in the nose with the same intensity.

Serve at 8-12°C in spring and summer and at 15-18°C in autumn and winter.

“Grignolino, the name says it all, you can’t help but smile at this wine. It opens with aromas of dried raspberries, strawberries and cranberries, which combine with notes of sage, thyme and dusty earth on the nose. The palate reveals crunchy red berries with notes of blood orange and citrus fruits, which lend the palate a certain sharpness. The finish brings a savoury note of rosemary and mint, underlined by a lively acidity. A wine that also likes to chill.” – Wine Enthusiast, 93 Points – “Hidden Gem”

Grape: 100% Grignolino

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Perfect for

Dinner with Friends, Happy Hour

Pairing

Cheese and Charcuterie, Pizza

Serve at

8-10 C˚, 14-16 C˚

Type

Red

Piedmont

Located, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Alps bordering France and Switzerland, Piedmont is the second largest of Italy’s 20 regions, after Sicily.

Recognized for its industry like Fiat in Turin, Piedmont is also one of the greatest regions in the world in terms of cuisine (don’t forget the white truffles from Alba!) and wine!

With 46 DOC and 4 DOCG, Piedmont has more wine appellations than any other Italian region.

Braida

Braida has been created in 1961 by Giacomo Bologna. He has been recognized as the first winemaker to raise the quality from a traditional table Barbera to a fine wine.

In 1982, Braida launched Bricco dell’ Uccellone, a “Super Barbera”.

The wines were aged in small, French oak barrels in order to compensate for Barbera’s lack of tannins. The result was a deeply flavourful, complex wine out of a variety normally considered to be an acidic filler.

Now, the children, Raffaella and Giuseppe, run the wine estate. They have made Braida one of the most respected wineries in Piedmont.