Red
San Luigi Vigna La Costa
By Chionetti, Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy
Chionetti's highest-altitude Dogliani DOCG, from the La Costa vineyard within San Luigi, first planted in the late 1950s. Certified organic, with about 2,200 bottles produced.
Tasting notes
Very intense violet color. Fruity and floral aromas. Persistent, full-bodied palate with a long finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dogliani DOCG
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- La Costa
- Production area
- La Costa, the highest-planted vineyard (about 500 m) within the San Luigi cru, in the municipality of Dogliani; on the steep eastern slope near the hilltop.
- Soil
- Light-colored soil with clay, silt and a significant sandy component.
- Exposure
- East, hilltop
- Harvest
- September
- Vineyard planting
- First planted in the late 1950s.
- Vinification
- Harvested and fermented in September, aged for three years from harvest to sale with time in untoasted French oak barrels and cement tanks, unfiltered.
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