Uvalino is a very rare, very resistant, very rustic, and very late-ripening red wine grape native to Italy. It is found in the Astigiano are of Piedmont (Piemonte), mainly around Costigliole d’Asti. The only wine produced with Uvalino is Monferrato Rosso DOC.

Wine style: Uvalino yields high-acid, brutally tannic wines that are quite a mouthful (it was mainly added to other wines to supply backbone and power). Best results come by leaving the grapes to be air-dried. The wine is normally deeply hued, with aromas of sweet spices and blackberries and an amazingly high-acid, tannic mouthfeel but with compensating notes of bright, small dark-berry fruit.