Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Marco Bonfante, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Fruity Dolcetto d'Alba made in steel, ready to drink young.
Tasting notes
Bright ruby. Very fruity, with red cherry and marasca cherry. Dry, with good balance between acid and alcohol, fresh and pleasant.
Pairs well with
Pasta, pizza, white and red meat.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Soil
- Calcareous clay marl
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Second half of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 5,000 plants per hectare, 65 hl/ha
- Vinification
- Destalked and soft-pressed, left 10 to 12 days on the skins, then kept in steel tanks until bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 C; can be served at 14 C on hot summer days
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