Rosehip, pressed raspberry, cherry stones and tart red berries, Monprivato 2018 is juicy and fresh in style with a touch of balsamic and stones. Measured and fresh and all in proportion – there is a lightness to this but history shows that it needs time to reveal its true potential. Patience will be rewarded. If you ask most Piedmontese growers which vineyard they would buy, money no object, the response is invariably Monprivato. A south west facing vineyard situated at 280 metres above sea level just below the town of Castiglione Falletto, the blue grey, marly silty and clayey soil has a high active limestone content. This together with gentle, traditional winemaking result in ethereal, nuanced wines of great ageing potential. Their complexity can sometimes be missed in their austere youth, but invariably blossom with age. The wines are aged in large Slavonian oak casks of 50-90 hl for three years.