Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Giacomo Fenocchio, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Dolcetto from 1 ha of 30-year-old vines in the Bussia zone of Monforte d'Alba, about 9,000 bottles a year. Approx. 12.5-13.5% vol.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with lively violet reflections. A fresh, pleasantly fruity scent. Dry and pleasantly bitter taste with a good, balanced body.
Pairs well with
An excellent everyday wine that pairs with all types of food, from appetizers to cheeses, good in any season.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba, Bussia zone
- Soil
- Elveziano with clayey sediments, blue marl and tuff
- Exposure
- West
- Harvest
- End of September
- Vineyard planting
- 1 ha; vines average 30 years old; hilly zone at around 300 m a.s.l.; 9,000 bottles a year
- Vinification
- Traditional method: fermentation on the skins without added yeasts for around 10 days in stainless steel tanks. Aged six months in stainless steel, then matured in bottle.
- Serving temperature
- 16-17 degrees
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