# Amaranto (Emilio Vada)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Emilio Vada](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/emilio-vada.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/emilio-vada-dolcetto-d-alba-amaranto).

- **Producer:** Emilio Vada
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Soil:** Calcareous, sandy
- **Harvest:** Second decade of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training
- **Vinification:** Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with daily pumping over. After malolactic fermentation the wine stays in stainless steel and is bottled in April-May.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

A stainless-steel Dolcetto d'Alba DOC with cherry and ripe plum aromas and a pleasantly bitterish finish.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with full violet reflections. Intense aroma with hints of cherry and ripe plum. Balanced and fresh, rightly tannic, fragrant and vinous, with a pleasantly bitterish aftertaste.