# Dolcetto d'Alba (Brezza Giacomo e Figli)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Brezza Giacomo e Figli](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/brezza-giacomo-e-figli.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/brezza-giacomo-e-figli-dolcetto-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Brezza Giacomo e Figli
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto
- **Production area:** Municipality of Barolo; 1.4482 ha
- **Soil:** Silty sand; sand 33%, silt 44%, clay 23%. Soft, sandy soil with high drainage
- **Exposure:** South-west; 280 m
- **Harvest:** 8 to 15 September
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1991, 4,630 vines/ha at 0.8 m x 2.7 m, Guyot-trained trellis, 420A, K5BB and SO4 rootstocks, yield about 7,000 kg/ha.
- **Vinification:** Grapes are destemmed and crushed, then ferment at no more than 26 C. After about 7 days the wine is drawn off the skins and held at 18 C for malolactic fermentation, then kept in steel and cement tanks until bottling in April, followed by a month in bottle before release.
- **Storage:** Keeps well for some years, though it gradually loses its freshness.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Dolcetto from sandy soil in Barolo, with good fruit quality even in rainy years thanks to the soil's drainage.

## Tasting notes

Violet colour, very lively; elegant, fruity nose of good complexity with a slight bitter-almond finish typical of the area's Dolcetto.

## Food pairings

Wide-ranging, from starters to dessert.