# Sorì La Rocca (Cortino - Produttori Dianesi)

> Red, Diano DOCG by [Cortino - Produttori Dianesi](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cortino-produttori-dianesi.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cortino-produttori-dianesi-sori-la-rocca).

- **Producer:** Cortino - Produttori Dianesi
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

Important first courses.