Red
Il Frè
By Domenico Serra, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Monferrato Dolcetto, from a small, south-east facing plot at Agliano Terme.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with violet reflections. Fine, persistent aromas of violet, cherry, blueberry, jam and spice. Soft, persistent and balanced on the palate.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Dolcetto DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Agliano Terme, about 0.4 hectares of vines.
- Soil
- Pale, sand-rich soil the locals call "sabbie astiane": clayey-calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin, low in organic matter but rich in trace elements, especially magnesium.
- Exposure
- South-east facing, at about 230 metres above sea level.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained.
- Vinification
- Soft crushing, cold skin maceration at 8 to 10°C for 48 hours, then fermentation on the skins for 3 to 4 days at a controlled temperature of 22 to 23°C in soft-system tanks. The wine rests on its own lees for an average of 2 to 3 months in steel tanks.
- Serving temperature
- 15-16°C
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