Amerai Super Piedmont | Red wine

• Country of origin: Italy
• Producer: Collina Serragrilli
• Type / style: Red / Dry
• Grape variety: Barbera 40%, Pinot Nero 30%, Dolcetto 20%, Freisa 10%
• Classification: Vino da Tavola (Super Piedmont)
• Alcohol by volume: 13.5%
• Residual sugar: 4.0 g/l
• Acidity: 5.6 g/l
• Body: medium
• Bottle volume: 750 ml
• Closure: [作成中]
• Readiness for drinking: [作成中]
• Price range: 4,000~4,999 Yen
• JAN Code: [作成中]

About the winery

Collina Serragrilli is a family estate on a hilltop in Neive, in the heart of the Barbaresco zone. The Lequio family has farmed here for four generations, since the end of the 19th century; today Rosanna Lequio runs the estate with her husband, winemaker Piernicola Bruno.

Everything comes from their own 15 hectares around the farmhouse. The name means "the house of crickets" — serra and grilli — and the hill's clay-limestone soils, seabed some 16 million years ago, give the wines both finesse and backbone.

What is a "Super Piedmont"?

Tuscany has its Super Tuscans — ambitious wines made deliberately outside the appellation rules. This is Piedmont's answer: a blend of Barbera, Pinot Nero, Dolcetto and Freisa that fits no DOC, so it proudly goes its own way as a Vino da Tavola.

The name "Amerai" is the Italian future tense: "you shall love it." The winemaker had been saving that name for years, waiting for a blend confident enough to carry it.

Why choose this wine?

Barbera and Pinot Nero spend 12 months in French oak; Dolcetto and Freisa stay fresh in stainless steel. Blended together, they make a wine that is perfumed and generous yet completely unpretentious — serious Piedmontese winemaking in an easygoing glass.

Tasting notes

Appearance

Bright, fairly deep ruby.

Nose

Fresh floral notes from the Dolcetto and Freisa, then cherry and small red berries, with a soft touch of vanilla from the barrel-aged Barbera and Pinot Nero. It keeps shifting in the glass — half the fun.

Palate

Warm and very smooth, with soft tannins and nicely balanced acidity. Generous without being heavy, finishing on a gentle almond note.

Food pairing

Remarkably versatile: pasta bolognese, risotto, red meats and medium-hard cheeses — and it is one of those rare reds that even sits happily next to fish.

Service

• Service temperature: 16~18°C
• Decanting: not needed

Vineyard

• Region: Piedmont
• Viticultural region: Langhe
• Village: Neive
• Vineyard: estate-owned
• Soil: clay-limestone of marine origin, tuff
• Altitude: 180~320 m
• Yield: 65 q/ha
• Harvest: by hand (late September ~ early October)

Winemaking

• Ingredients: 100% grapes
• Producer: Collina Serragrilli
• Production place: Collina Serragrilli
• Fermentation: stainless steel, 8~10 days
• Maturing: Barbera & Pinot Nero 12 months in French Allier oak / Dolcetto & Freisa in stainless steel
• Bottle aging: 4~5 months
• Bottling place: Collina Serragrilli
• Bottling date: listed on the package

Size & Weight

• Single item dimensions (mm): [作成中]
• Single item weight (g): [作成中]
• Case size: [作成中]
• Case dimensions (mm): [作成中]
• Case weight (g): [作成中]

Import information

• Importer: BELLO TECCHIO K.K.
• Import method: [作成中]
• Import route: Collina Serragrilli ⇨ Bello Tecchio ⇨ Daniel's Wine Club
• Quality control method during transportation: [作成中]

Storage information

• Seller: Daniel's Wine Club
• Storage place: Daniel's Wine Club
• Storage temperature: 16~18°C

Gifts, wrapping, noshi

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