Red
Dolcetto d'Asti
By Cantina Sant'Evasio, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A fresh, young Dolcetto from the estate's San Nicolao vineyard, matured in stainless steel.
Tasting notes
Lively ruby red colour. Vinous, pleasant, distinctive bouquet with red fruit notes. Dry, velvety, harmonious palate of moderate acidity.
Pairs well with
Good with a whole meal.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Asti D.O.C.
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Cru / vineyard
- San Nicolao
- Production area
- San Nicolao hill, Nizza Monferrato
- Soil
- Fossil marl
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Early September, depending on grape ripeness
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 220m above sea level
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, fermented in temperature-controlled vinifiers, racked, with natural malolactic fermentation for de-acidification; further rackings clarify the wine before bottling. Aged in stainless steel.
- Serving temperature
- 14-16°C, in young red wine glasses; can be decanted
- Storage
- A couple of years' ageing potential
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