Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By E. Pira & Figli - Chiara Boschis, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Dolcetto from the estate's own vineyards, made in steel only for a fresh, fruity wine with modest tannin. The producer calls it its everyday wine.
Tasting notes
Colour: intense ruby red with purple reflections. Nose: persistent floral and fruity, violet and small red fruit, wild strawberries and Marasca cherry. Palate: dry, lightly tannic, full and fresh. The producer calls it the everyday wine par excellence.
Pairs well with
Soups, boiled meats, starters, cheeses, desserts.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Soil
- Helvetian: older-formation calcareous-clayey soils in pale grey to pink shades, alternating with siliceous sandstones, calcium carbonate and iron
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyards owned by the estate
- Vinification
- Steel only, with automatic temperature and punch-down control. Lightly filtered before bottling, since it is bottled young. About 2 to 3 months in bottle before release.
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