Red
Ricciaia
By La Biòca, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore aged at least 12 months in steel. The name refers to a pile of chestnuts, a Cuneo tradition, and to the hedgehog symbol.
Tasting notes
Colour: ruby red. Nose: intense, vinous, with wild berries, spice and balsamic touches. Palate: soft and fleshy, with cohesive acidity and tannins, pleasantly bitter.
Pairs well with
Vegetable starters, cured meats, red meats, risotto, mushrooms and pulses.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC Superiore
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested in small crates. Crushed, with fermentation started immediately in temperature-conditioned steel tanks. Fermentation of about 7 days with manual punching down and regular gravity pumping over, then post-fermentation maceration of 20 days. Malolactic fermentation in steel. Aged at least 12 months in steel.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18°C
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