Bava Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2024

Description

For all the Castagnole Monferrato inhabitants Ruchè is considered the wine of the Parish’s Priest. Father Cauda was in fact the creator of the modern Ruchè, an autochthonous grape grown over the centuries for a small production of sweet wines, until he started to cultivate a modern vineyard and promote this wine as a classic red. Genetic analogies with Primitivo, Zinfandel and other wines were attribuited to it; although it shares with these wines an unusual aromatic heritage Ruchè is simply original and unique. It is a fragrant, dry wine, with sweet and light tannins and moderate acidity and a good alcohol content. It can only be produced in seven municipalities of Monferrato: not enough in quantity to became an international wine, yet ideal for those who look for something autentic and unusual to match contemporary cuisine.

Details

Perfume

Aromatic with scents of rose and violet, it acquires distinct spicy notes of white pepper.

Taste

The palate is balanced and soft, warm and persistent.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Bava

From this winery

• Start up year: 1911
• Oenologist: Giulio Bava
• Bottles produced: 490.000
• Hectares: 55

The Bava Family has grown grape vines in this territory since 1600 and in 1911 in the very same area the family built their first wine cellar.

Since then, over a hundred vintages have gone by, with four generations following one another. The best Bava Barberas are renowned in the world thanks to their high quality.

Today, the family estate extends in Monferrato and Langa, with fifty hectares of vineyards and twenty hectares of natural fields and woods, cultivated with the same awareness, care and attention of the olden times resulting in a sustainable agriculture with a reduced environmental impact.

Walking along the Bava vineyards, you will notice the grass clippings and the prunings used as natual fertilizers, the poles, all strictly made of wood coming from renewable forests or grassing between vine rows, which not only helps prevent soil erosion, but also serves as proof that no hebicides are used. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Bava Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2024
Type	Red still
Denomination	Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Vintage	2024
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Ruchè
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Bava
Climate	Altitude: 200 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	Limestone
Cultivation system	Guyot
Wine making	As a grape with primary aromas and few tannins, Ruchè does not need a long period maceration and finishes fermentation without grape marcs.
Aging	We try to preserve the grapes natural fragrancy and avoid ageing in wood in order to respect their nature not suitable to wooden barrels. After being bottled in the spring, it continues refining until it fully develops its powerful floral bouquet.
Allergens	Contains sulphites