Red
Dolcetto d’Alba
By Costa di Bussia, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A small plot of Dolcetto on the estate, kept in steel for six months to preserve freshness.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red with violet tints; fresh, fragrant bouquet of cherry, blueberry and small fruits. Full and velvety, with a pleasantly bitter finish.
Pairs well with
Hot starters, egg pasta, raw meat, fresh cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d’Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Bussia (estate vineyard)
- Soil
- The Bussia straddles soils from the clay-marl complex and the sandstone-marl complex, which vary within the same subzone.
- Exposure
- South-east
- Harvest
- Harvest is by hand; it usually starts in September with Chardonnay, then Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo in autumn.
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 2000 to 2007
- Vinification
- About a week of maceration; aged six months in stainless steel tanks.
More from Costa di Bussia
- Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba DOC
- Barolo Bussia, Barolo DOCG
- Barolo Bussia Riserva, Barolo DOCG Riserva
- Barolo Chinato, Barolo Chinato (aromatised wine)
- Campo dei Buoi, Barolo DOCG
- Campo del Gatto, Barbera d’Alba DOC
- Langhe Chardonnay, Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- Langhe Nebbiolo Arcaplà, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Luigi Arnulfo, Barolo DOCG