# Selectio (Francesco Sobrero)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Francesco Sobrero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/francesco-sobrero.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/francesco-sobrero-selectio-2).

- **Producer:** Francesco Sobrero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Selectio
- **Production area:** Castiglione Falletto (CN), 0.7 hectares, 320 m altitude
- **Soil:** Clay
- **Vineyard planting:** Spurred cordon Guyot, 4,500 vines/ha; average vine age 10-25 years; yield about 80 quintals/ha.
- **Vinification:** Fermented in steel tanks at about 26°C for 7-8 days with pump-overs. After racking, static settling for about a week, then an airing rack and malolactic fermentation. Aged at least six months in steel and three months in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 'Selectio', 100% Dolcetto from 0.7 hectares in Castiglione Falletto, aged six months in steel and three in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby with good depth and brightness. Dense, lively, warm nose of real substance with vivid red fruit, violet, undergrowth, hints of rosemary and bouquet garni, forming a rich, complex, fragrant whole. Full, rich palate with well-developed, fleshy fruit, broad and structured, balanced by calibrated acidity, very long persistence without losing drinkability. A Dolcetto of strong character and backbone with a marked mineral streak.

## Food pairings

Good with well-structured meat dishes, elaborate hot starters, meat mains, and also with fish and vegetable dishes, elaborate seafood cooking, and white meats.