Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Cascina Bongiovanni, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Dolcetto from sheltered vineyards in Monforte and Roddino, aged in steel only. About 8,000 bottles; alcohol 12.5 to 13.5%.
Tasting notes
Colour: violet-red. Aromas: delicate floral notes of violet. Palate: medium-bodied and well balanced, with a distinctive finish reminiscent of sweet almond.
Pairs well with
Cured meats and first courses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba and Roddino (about 1 ha)
- Soil
- Medium-textured clay
- Exposure
- East in Monforte d'Alba; west in Roddino
- Harvest
- Early September
- Vineyard planting
- Low-trained Guyot; average vine age 10 and 30 years; 4,000 vines per hectare; maximum yield 90 quintals per hectare, reduced by bunch thinning
- Vinification
- Fermentation and ageing in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with careful winter and spring racking in the first seven months. A micro-oxygenation technique refined over the years lets the wine mature without wooden barrels. No clarification or filtration.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 C
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