Red
Dolcetto di Ovada
By La Smilla, Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
A well-structured Dolcetto from the best-exposed vineyards, with a long local tradition at the estate.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red. Violet, morello cherry and red fruit on the nose. Dry, slightly bitter and slightly tannic, full and enveloping on the palate.
Pairs well with
A wine for every occasion; meat dishes, also first courses, soups and light main courses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Ovada DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Vineyards with the best exposure
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- South-East, 250 m a.s.l.
- Harvest
- Mid-September, hand-picked in crates
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, vines 20 years old on average, 80 quintals per hectare
- Vinification
- Skin maceration at the natural temperature reached in fermentation during the first days, with frequent pump-overs; stainless steel and cement; 15 days of fermentation; malolactic fermentation done; 3 months on the lees; bottled in April, about 120 days in bottle before release at the end of summer; 12% vol; first vintage 1994
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
- Storage
- Drink within 36 to 48 months; fresh straight after bottling, evolving over time into more complex notes
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