# Vilot (Ca' Viola)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Ca' Viola](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ca-viola.md), Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ca-viola-vilot).

- **Producer:** Ca' Viola
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto
- **Production area:** Grapes from several vineyards, Montelupo Albese, 3.05 hectares
- **Soil:** Sandy-silty, shallow, whitish, calcareous, alkaline pH
- **Exposure:** South, South-East, about 400 m average altitude
- **Harvest:** First to second ten days of September
- **Vineyard planting:** 5,000 vines per hectare, Guyot, 70 quintals per hectare; humus, compost and goat manure, copper and sulphur, mechanical weeding; organic (BIO) certification
- **Vinification:** 10 days of maceration and fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks; 10 months in steel; not filtered; about 20,000 bottles a year
- **Serving temperature:** 14-15°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

First made in 1996, the younger brother of Barturot and the estate's quick, ready-to-drink everyday wine.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby colour. Fresh fruit on the nose with a pleasant note of blackberry on the finish. Agile, very fluid and balanced on the palate; freshness and easy drinking throughout.