Red

Sorì La Rocca

By Cortino - Produttori Dianesi, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy

Cortino - Produttori Dianesi Sorì La Rocca

A Diano Dolcetto from the La Rocca vineyard; "Sorì" in Piedmontese dialect means a sunny exposure at midday.

Tasting notes

Intense ruby red. Light aroma recalling wood. Full, well-built palate with well-integrated tannins that make the wine harmonious and long-lived.

Pairs well with

Important first courses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Diano DOCG
Grape
Dolcetto 100%
Cru / vineyard
La Rocca
Soil
Strong, tufaceous and marly
Harvest
Second ten days of September
Vineyard planting
Guyot training, in rows about 2 metres apart; 60 q per hectare
Vinification
Maceration for 7-9 days at controlled temperature with frequent daily pump-overs and periodic délestages. Racking and end of alcoholic fermentation in about 10 days. Malolactic fermentation in steel or cement. Aged in steel with a very short passage in wooden barrels; marketed after one year of bottle ageing.
Serving temperature
18-20 °C

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