Red
Le Ciliegie
By Giovanni Manzone, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A fruity, juicy Dolcetto from old vines split between the Castelletto and Gramolere MGAs, complex and long-lived for the variety. Aged in steel and released about a year and a half after harvest.
Tasting notes
This Dolcetto displays a vibrant ruby hue, offering aromas of dark cherry and almond. The palate is soft and approachable with a pleasant bitterness on the finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Two vineyards, in the Castelletto MGA and the Gramolere MGA, Monforte d'Alba. Old vines.
- Soil
- Calcareous sandy soil, with layers of red clay.
- Exposure
- West.
- Harvest
- Early to mid September, by hand.
- Vinification
- Temperature-controlled fermentation with skin maceration for about 15 days and soft pumping over.
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