# Bricco Bastia (Conterno Fantino)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Conterno Fantino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/conterno-fantino.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/conterno-fantino-bricco-bastia).

- **Producer:** Conterno Fantino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Production area:** Vineyards in the zone of Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Silt with a high proportion of sand
- **Exposure:** South, west and east
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked around the beginning of September at optimal ripeness
- **Vineyard planting:** planted 1990; Guyot training; density 5,500 to 6,000 vines per ha; slope 15% to 35%; altitude 550 m above sea level; yield 7 to 8 t/ha (49 to 56 hl/ha)
- **Vinification:** Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. Ageing: Stainless steel tanks
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

Dolcetto d'Alba from the Bricco Bastia vineyards at 550 metres, kept in stainless steel. First vintage 1992, about 15,000 bottles.