Ombra Lunga is blend of two indigenous grapes of our hills in Monferrato Astigiano. Notes of black cherry, plum and blackcurrant. with a low tannin and a moderate alcohol content. The colour is intense red with purple tones. 
Still, dry, red wine, pairs well with pizza.
 
The vineyards
The vines grown on a south facing side of the hill, on clay soils, at 250 meters above sea level. The grapes come from a vineyard of 30 years old and one of 55 years old. The grapes are hand harvested. 
 
The winemaking process
The two blend wines are vinified separately and blended at bottling, based on each vintage's characteristics. For each of the wines, the grapes are destemmed and crushed, then pushed into the fermentation tank, where they naturally start fermenting thanks to indigenous yeasts. After 5-10 days of contact with the grape skins in the tank, the fermenting juice is separated from the skins and poured into another tank. The pomace is spread in the vineyards for compost. After fermentation is completed. the wine ages in stainless steel for at least twelve month. After blending and bottling, it ages in the bottle. There is a minimal addition of sulphites during the process.