Appellation

Monferrato

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About Monferrato

Monferrato is an appellation in Piedmont, Italy. We track 78 of its wines in stock at 31 shops, from 31 wine houses, from € 6.80; mostly red, white.

At a glance
Country
Italy
Region
Piedmont
In our wines
Barbera, Nebbiolo, Grignolino, Merlot, Freisa
Classifications
DOCG 2 · DOC 51
Styles
Red 63 · White 11 · Sparkling 2 · Rosé 1
Prices
from € 6.80 · median € 19.74 / 75 cl

Vintages

per year: wines in stock, prices, and the critics' scores the shops quote
VintageWinesFromMedian / 75 clCritics' scoreGrowing season
2026––––hotdryso far +3.3 °C · 2,373 GDD · 56 % rain
20258€ 10.90€ 13.45–warm +0.7 °C · 2,019 GDD · 121 % rain
202416€ 6.80€ 12.00–warmwet +0.6 °C · 1,985 GDD · 131 % rain
20239€ 9.50€ 16.90–hot +1.5 °C · 2,188 GDD · 129 % rain
202211€ 12.50€ 19.90–hot +2.7 °C · 2,441 GDD · 74 % rain
20219€ 13.00€ 17.90–average +0.3 °C · 1,924 GDD · 75 % rain
20204€ 19.80€ 26.26–average +0.3 °C · 1,924 GDD · 102 % rain
20193€ 18.90€ 22.77–hot +1.0 °C · 2,073 GDD · 95 % rain
20184€ 16.50€ 22.60–hot +1.3 °C · 2,147 GDD · 117 % rain
20171€ 11.50€ 11.50–hotdrydry harvest +1.4 °C · 2,156 GDD · 46 % rain
20161€ 33.62€ 33.62–average +0.2 °C · 1,903 GDD · 88 % rain
2015––––average +0.3 °C · 1,922 GDD · 90 % rain
20141€ 16.50€ 16.50–cool −0.5 °C · 1,749 GDD · 103 % rain
20131€ 26.00€ 26.00–cool −0.5 °C · 1,765 GDD · 112 % rain
20122€ 15.00€ 17.95–warm +0.5 °C · 1,983 GDD · 93 % rain
2011––––average +0.4 °C · 1,947 GDD · 82 % rain
20101€ 25.90€ 25.90–cold −1.0 °C · 1,660 GDD · 129 % rain
2009––––average +0.4 °C · 1,945 GDD · 104 % rain
2008––––cool −0.6 °C · 1,742 GDD · 110 % rain
2007––––average +0.2 °C · 1,900 GDD · 103 % rain
2006––––warmwet harvest +0.9 °C · 2,052 GDD · 94 % rain
20051€ 30.00€ 30.00–average +0.2 °C · 1,903 GDD · 89 % rain
2004––––averagedry −0.1 °C · 1,844 GDD · 69 % rain
2003––––hotdry +1.0 °C · 2,078 GDD · 66 % rain
2002––––coolwet −0.9 °C · 1,667 GDD · 141 % rain
2001––––averagedry −0.3 °C · 1,806 GDD · 69 % rain
2000––––averagewetwet harvest ±0.0 °C · 1,855 GDD · 147 % rain
1999––––average +0.2 °C · 1,903 GDD · 117 % rain
1998––––average +0.2 °C · 1,911 GDD · 97 % rain
1997––––averagedrydry harvest −0.3 °C · 1,800 GDD · 67 % rain
1996––––cold −1.5 °C · 1,554 GDD · 125 % rain
1995––––cool −0.7 °C · 1,726 GDD · 101 % rain
1994––––averagewet harvest −0.2 °C · 1,814 GDD · 111 % rain
1993––––averagewet harvest −0.4 °C · 1,776 GDD · 124 % rain
1992––––cool −0.5 °C · 1,750 GDD · 125 % rain
1991––––average −0.4 °C · 1,784 GDD · 85 % rain
1990––––averagedry harvest +0.3 °C · 1,939 GDD · 90 % rain
1989––––average −0.4 °C · 1,778 GDD · 87 % rain
1988––––averagedry harvest −0.4 °C · 1,779 GDD · 110 % rain
1987––––averagedry harvest +0.2 °C · 1,915 GDD · 90 % rain
1986––––average −0.3 °C · 1,802 GDD · 92 % rain
1985––––averagedrydry harvest −0.1 °C · 1,848 GDD · 62 % rain
1984––––cold −1.9 °C · 1,461 GDD · 120 % rain
1983––––cooldry harvest −0.6 °C · 1,746 GDD · 83 % rain
1982––––average +0.3 °C · 1,918 GDD · 84 % rain

Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Monferrato's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the appellation. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.

Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.