Ruche is a Piedmontese red grape which makes a varietal wine - Ruche di Castignole Monferrato, originally a DOC wine since 1987 and becoming DOCG in 2010. Although some have pointed out Ruche's similarity to Nebbiolo in producing light coloured, tannic wines with pronounced aromas, Ruche di Castignole Monferrato is supposed to be of medium body, moderate acidity, soft tannins and with spicy and floral aromas.
As I pointed out in a previous post, I had tasted a couple of wines made from Ruche by Luca Ferraris in the HKIWSF 2011, and looking up my notes from 2011, the Bric d'Bianc was ruby with a sweet orangey nose, and the same sweet orangey fruity notes on the palate. Structure was provided by a slightly acid and slightly tannic backbone. The Ruche DOCG was even lighter in colour - a limpid ruby. The nose was similar with slightly less forward orangey notes whilst it was less sweet on the palate than the DOC wine. Tannin was less obvious in this latter wine too.
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