Red
Il Forte
By Cantina Produttori del Gavi, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Dolcetto from the Ovada hills of the Alto Monferrato, dry and full-bodied.
Tasting notes
Intense red with violet reflections. Delicate but intense nose of ripe red fruit. Dry, with a slightly bitter almond aftertaste, full-bodied, persistent and elegantly structured.
Pairs well with
Tasty first courses and main courses of meat, mushrooms and truffles.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto di Ovada DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto (Ovadese)
- Production area
- Alto Monferrato
- Soil
- Calcareous clay
- Exposure
- South-east, 300 to 400 m above sea level
- Harvest
- Early September
- Vineyard planting
- Average vine age 40 years, 8,000 kg per hectare
- Vinification
- Temperature-controlled maceration at 28°C for 10 to 12 days, then 2 months in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 18°C
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