Red

Comitatus Dianensis

By Abrigo Fratelli, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Abrigo Fratelli Comitatus Dianensis

Abrigo Fratelli's base Diano d'Alba DOCG, 100% Dolcetto from the estate's home village, fresh and ready to drink.

Tasting notes

Colour: limpid, fairly intense ruby red with violet reflections. Bouquet: intense, fairly complex and fine, vinous, fruity of morello and black cherry, floral of violet with nuances of lavender, a spicy clove finish. Taste: warm and soft, vinous, fruity of morello cherry becoming plum then raspberry on the finish, a fresh, balsamic, almost minty sensation, slightly tannic and bitterish with fine, silky tannins, medium-bodied, balanced and persistent.

Pairs well with

The everyday table from start to finish of the meal; can also be served chilled as a summer aperitif

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Diano d'Alba DOCG
Grape
Dolcetto 100%
Production area
Diano d'Alba
Soil
Clayey-calcareous marl, forming a loamy soil
Exposure
South-west
Vineyard planting
Vines averaging about 50 years old (some plots up to 77 years), 4500 vines/ha
Vinification
Grapes gently destemmed, fermented in contact with the skins for 4-5 days at 25-26°C, matured in steel tanks for about four to five months, bottled the following winter/spring. From the 2023 vintage the estate has experimented with whole-cluster carbonic maceration for up to 60% of the mass, and moved to a 100% screw-cap closure.
Serving temperature
16-18°C (14°C as an aperitif)

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