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LA MONTAGNETTA Azienda Agricola di Domenico Capello
Roatto · Province of Asti · Piemonte
Barbera d'Asti DOCGRuchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCGTerre Alfieri DOCG
Domenico Capello abandoned a decades-long career with Italy's railways to pursue winemaking after completing an Onav sommelier course in 1998. His eponymous azienda in Roatto—with additional parcels in Piovà Massaia and San Paolo Solbrito—now crafts Ruchè, Barbera d'Asti, and Terre Alfieri across the rolling hills south of Asti. Capello's production roots itself in indigenous varieties, granting expression to the region's historic terroir without reliance on borrowed prestige.
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Barbera d'Asti
Grapes: Barbera ≥90%, altri vitigni a bacca nera non aromatici idonei (Piemonte)Styles: RedMin. alcohol: 12%4 months aging
Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato
Grapes: Ruchè ≥90%, Barbera e/o BrachettoStyles: RedMin. alcohol: 12.5%
Terre Alfieri
Grapes: Arneis (tipologia Arneis) ≥85%, Nebbiolo (tipologia Nebbiolo) ≥85%, altri vitigni non aromatici idonei (Piemonte), a bacca bianca o nera secondo tipologiaStyles: White · RedMin. alcohol: 12%