Outstanding houses in Monferrato.
Monferrato's reds run tannic and earth-driven where Barolo turns austere; its sparkling wines pursue freshness over dosage.
Region DNA
The character of Monferrato
Based on 1,144 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 122 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Monferrato
La Casaccia
VisitMonferrato wineries worth the stop
The 12 best critic-rated producers in Monferrato with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Diego Conterno
Via Montà 27, 12065, monforte d'alba, Italy
Critics' peak 93 · Decanter · Wine Enthusiast · Vinous
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- 03Ezio Tartaglino
Via Ramello, 6, 14040 Vigliano d'Asti AT, Italy, Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 04Scarpa
via montegrappa 6, 14049, Nizza Monferrato, Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 05Gianni Doglia
Strada Annunziata, 56, 14054, Castagnole delle Lanze, Italy
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 06Cà Brusà
Località Manzoni 25–26, 12065 Monforte d'Alba (CN), Italy, Italy
Critics' peak 90 · Decanter · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 07Montalbera
via Montalbera, 1, 14030, Castagnole Monferrato, Italy
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
- 08Guasti Clemente
Corso IV Novembre 80, 14049, Nizza Monferrato, Italy
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
- 09Scrimaglio
Strada Alessandria 67, 14049, Nizza Monferrato (AT), Italy
Critics' peak 87 · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 10Il Vino dei Padri
Via Valle Brina 1, 14013 Monale (AT), Italy, Italy
Critics' peak 87 · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 11Santero
Via Cesare Pavese 28, 12058 Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy
Critics' peak 85 · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 12Castello di Uviglie
Località Castello di Uviglie, 73, 15030, Rosignano Monferrato (AL), Italy
Critic-rated · Decanter · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
Monferrato is a wine region in Italy, home to 243 producers tracked on Femente, 8 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Barbera, Dolcetto, and Nebbiolo, producing Northern Italy Red and Italian Barbera wines with notes of Red fruit, Tree fruit, and Oak.
Monferrato — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Monferrato?
- The most planted varieties in Monferrato are Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, and Chardonnay, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Monferrato known for?
- Monferrato is known for Northern Italy Red, Italian Barbera, and Northern Italy White wines and flavors of Red fruit, Tree fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in Monferrato?
- Femente tracks 243 producers in Monferrato, of which 8 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Monferrato?
- Monferrato is a wine region in Italy.
Monferrato
Monferrato's reds run tannic and earth-driven where Barolo turns austere; its sparkling wines pursue freshness over dosage. Barbera dominates—structured, high-acid, demanding food—while producers here resist the softening that defines neighboring regions.
Producers in Monferrato
- Beccaria — honest
- Brusatin Ermenegildo — undiscovered
- Vaudano — undiscovered
- Il Vino dei Padri — distinction
- Crotin 1897 — honest
- Vigne dei Mastri — honest
- Ca' de Menta — undiscovered
- Cà di Cicul — undiscovered
- Castagnole Monferrato — honest
- Lagobava — honest
- Cà Brusà — distinction
- Casalone — honest
- Baravalle — undiscovered
- Montalbera — distinction
- Castello di Tagliolo — honest
- Ferraris Agricola — honest
- Pierino Vellano — honest
- Castello di Uviglie — honest
- Cave di Moleto — undiscovered
- Gianni Doglia — distinction
- Santero — distinction
- Gatto Pierfrancesco — honest
- Diego Conterno — distinction
- Osél — undiscovered
- Castello di Razzano — honest
- Scarpa — distinction
- Ezio Tartaglino — distinction
- Scrimaglio — distinction
- Azienda Agricola R. Angelino — undiscovered
- Fratelli Bertodo — undiscovered
- Chieliso — undiscovered
- Cascina Baldovina — undiscovered
- Chiorra Giorgio — undiscovered
- Piero Bruno — undiscovered
- Fratelli Natta — honest
- Cantina Tre Castelli — honest
- Cascina Fiore — undiscovered
- Folcco — undiscovered
- Tacchino Raffaele — undiscovered
- Dario Montobbio — undiscovered
- Giovine — honest
- Cruciünet — undiscovered
- Villa Carena — honest
- Cantina Colli di Crea — undiscovered
- La Rossa — undiscovered
- Dario Biletta — undiscovered
- Evasio Ferraris — undiscovered
- Migliavacca — honest
- Crova Massimo — distinction
- Castello d'Orsara — undiscovered
- Luigi Meda — undiscovered
- La Puledra — undiscovered
- Cascina Boccia — undiscovered
- Orietta Perotto — undiscovered
- Cascina Rainero — undiscovered
- Azienda Agricola La Gioia — undiscovered
- Oddone Prati — undiscovered
- Magnoberta — undiscovered
- Vernetti — undiscovered
- Cascina Bric — undiscovered
- Adorno Ponti — undiscovered
- Bonzano — honest
- Cà Mimia — undiscovered
- Bianco Angelo — honest
- Montefiorito — honest
- Sassaia — honest
- Tenuta La Pergola — honest
- Martinotti Alessandro — undiscovered
- Tommaso Bosco — honest
- Grappolo Felice — undiscovered
- Delinquent — honest
- Tenuta Foresto — honest
- Caius — undiscovered
- Tenuta Bricco San Giorgio — honest
- Cantina Zanello — undiscovered
- Guasti Clemente — distinction
- Morando Silvio — honest
- Cantine Luchin — undiscovered
- Livio Pavese — honest
- Tenuta Vallone — undiscovered
- La Casaccia — honest
- Everto — undiscovered
- Romano Anfossi — undiscovered
- Boccadoro — honest
- Tenuta Montestregone — undiscovered