Red

Sorì Costa Fiore

By Cascina Adelaide, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Cascina Adelaide Sorì Costa Fiore

Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba from an estate vineyard in the Sorì Costa Fiore, vinified and aged in steel.

Tasting notes

Very intense ruby red, with a complex, broad nose of cherry and blackcurrant, then violet and iris. Firm and tasty on the palate with hints of menthol, polished tannins giving a savoury taste and a bitterish finish, with unexpected minerality.

Pairs well with

Excellent with cured meats and fresh cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG
Grape
Dolcetto 100%
Cru / vineyard
Sorì Costa Fiore
Production area
Estate-owned vineyard in the Sorì Costa Fiore, Diano d'Alba commune
Soil
Tortonian
Exposure
South
Vineyard planting
Altitude 350 m; vines about 35 years old, massal selection (vineyard page); guyot with medium-short pruning, about 5,000 vines per hectare, yield reduced by thinning bunches
Vinification
Ripe grapes picked into small perforated 20 kg crates and sorted bunch by bunch; crushing within a few hours of picking. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of about 32 °C with frequent pump-overs and punch-downs. The new wine stays in stainless steel tanks for spontaneous malolactic fermentation, followed by about 6 months of micro-oxygenation to help the tannins fuse. Ageing: 3-6 months in steel.
Serving temperature
16-18 °C
Storage
Ages moderately; keep the bottle lying down. Alcohol 14% vol, residual sugar 2.5 g/l, total acidity 5.5 g/l, dry extract 30 g/l.

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