📜 Cisterna d'Asti
Red wine mainly from Croatina (Bonarda) from the Asti and Cuneo provinces in Piedmont.
Cisterna d'Asti is an Italian DOC (protected as PDO) for red wine made mainly from Croatina, known locally as Bonarda. It comes from the communes around Cisterna d'Asti in the province of Asti and from neighbouring communes in the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont.
The base wine is an intense ruby red, fruity and winey on the palate, delicate and harmonious, sometimes lively, with at least 11.5% total alcohol. The Superiore type is dry, ruby red turning garnet with age, may show a slight hint of wood, and has at least 12% total alcohol.
Croatina has been documented here under the name Bonarda for about 200 years, and some old ungrafted vines survive. It must be 80-100% of the blend. The DOC was approved by ministerial decree of 17 July 2002. The zone covers six communes in Asti province (Antignano, Cantarana, Cisterna d'Asti, Ferrere, San Damiano d'Asti, San Martino Alfieri) and seven in Cuneo province (Canale, Castellinaldo, Govone, Montà, Monteu Roero, Santo Stefano Roero, Vezza d'Alba).
How it connects to Wine
📜 Cisterna d'Asti ← main grape of ← 🍇 Croatina → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Piedmont, 🍷 Still wine, 🍷 Sweet wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Croatina
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Cisterna d'Asti?
An Italian DOC (PDO) for red wine from Croatina, produced in the provinces of Asti and Cuneo in Piedmont.
Which grape is used for Cisterna d'Asti?
Croatina, known locally as Bonarda.
What is Cisterna d'Asti Superiore?
A dry version with at least 12% total alcohol, ruby red turning garnet with age.
What to read next
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
- 🍷 Sweet wine — Wines with a lot of grape sugar, from 45 g/l: dried, overripe, botrytised or frozen grapes; EU categories 15 and 16.
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⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Documento unico / Fascicolo tecnico DOP Cisterna d'Asti (eAmbrosia, PDO-IT-A1092)
- Wikidata
- Disciplinare Cisterna d'Asti DOC (via aisitalia.it)
- Italian Wine Central: Cisterna d'Asti DOC