# Dolcetto d'Alba (Cascina Bongiovanni)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Cascina Bongiovanni](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-bongiovanni.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-bongiovanni-dolcetto-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Cascina Bongiovanni
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

Cured meats and first courses.