I first tasted the grape from which this wine was made in a Wine Fair a couple of years back or so. I did not end up blogging about it. I encountered this wine again in the organic neighbourhood wine shop over the last weekend when they presented some of their wares for tasting. Grignolino is an indigenous grape of the Piedmont region which makes light coloured wines with fruity aromas high acidity and abundant tannins, the latter coming from its many pips (grignole in the local dialect) from which the grape is named. Many Grignolino d'Asti are modeled on Beaujolais wines, and to avoid overwhelming tannins, a gentle slow pressing is used.
As for this 2013 wine, it was a deep rose pink, with a fragrant slight strawberry and other red berry nose. The palate was slightly sweet with berry notes but marred by a hint of metallic character. A tannic mildly acid backbone with a hint of salt provided support.
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