CANTINA SOCIALE DI MANTOVANA S.C.A.

This cooperative brings together the work of multiple winemakers across a front that touches 183 Piedmontese municipalities, from the Asti hills to the vine-covered valleys of Monferrato. Three red grape denominations define its identity: a varietal Ruchè that plays on mineral intensity, Barbera d'Asti in its most structured form, and the wines of Terre Alfieri, where the grape varieties find a fresher register. Collective management unifies distinct terroirs without flattening their differences. Each denomination retains its own grammar. The Ruchè reds exceed 12.5% alcohol and emphasize the aromatic profile that sets them apart from the rest of Monferrato, while the Barbera selections undergo a minimum aging of four months to build the tannic structure that the DOCG demands. It is a model that bets on scale—many hands, many parcels—to deliver a broad portrait of viticulture between Asti and Castagnole, rather than the signature of a single cru. The value lies in the sum of the slopes, not in the isolation of a single vineyard.

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