Crivelli

Crivelli sits in Castagnole Monferrato which is a rugged, beautiful agricultural zone near Asti. There, a polyculture of grains, olives, and vines has been cultivated and perpetuated for centuries, with a natural feel that is so distant from our the speed and excess of metropolitan life. Here, nature dominates, showing its uniqueness and importance in the form of two autochthonous grape varieties seen almost nowhere else: Ruchè and Grignolino. 

Ruchè and Grignolino are not household names but nevertheless, a few small families have persisted with these grapes, valuing these grapes not just for their expressiveness but their role in the heritage of Castagnole Monferrato. Foremost among them is the Crivelli family, led by Jonathan and his partner Sara, whose handful of hectares of Ruchè and Grignolino still make them linchpins of regional production. Indeed, the family owns one of the famous hilltops of Ruchè, old vines which make their bottling of the grape the most complex.