# Vantrin (Agostino Bosco)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Agostino Bosco](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/agostino-bosco.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/agostino-bosco-vantrin).

- **Producer:** Agostino Bosco
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto
- **Soil:** Clay and limestone
- **Exposure:** South-west, about 400 m altitude
- **Vineyard planting:** 70% of vines about 50 years old, 30% about 15 years old
- **Vinification:** Fermented in steel tanks for 6 to 8 days depending on vintage, with 3 to 4 pump-overs a day and a controlled temperature kept below 28 to 29 °C. Malolactic fermentation at 18 °C. Kept in steel until March and racked 2 or 3 times, cold-stabilised and bottled around June or July, then a few months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Dolcetto d'Alba from south-west-facing clay-limestone vineyards at about 400 m, 70% of them around 50 years old, made and aged in steel.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with deep violet tinge. Elegant, pronounced nose with fruity scents, cherry in particular. Firmly structured and harmonious, with adequate acidity and a pleasantly bitterish finish. Early-drinking: within 3 years of the vintage, best after 1 to 2.