Red
Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore
By Diego Pressenda - La Torricella, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A riper, barrique-aged expression of Dolcetto, harvested later than the estate's other Dolcetto for extra structure.
Tasting notes
Deep purple and magenta in color, with pleasant aromas of ripe blackberries and marmalade, and undertones of toasted nuts and spice. Full-bodied and rich on the palate, with bright acidity and soft tannins that linger into a long finish.
Pairs well with
Roasted and grilled meats, roasted vegetables, porcini mushrooms and cheeses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Top of two vineyards, Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Light, calcareous soil
- Exposure
- South/west
- Harvest
- Third week of September
- Vineyard planting
- 1985
- Vinification
- Maceration on the skins for about six days. Aged partly (about 80%) in steel with micro-oxygenation for around five months, and partly (about 20%) for ten months in second-use French barriques.
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