# Langhe Dolcetto (pQlin)

> Red, Langhe DOC Dolcetto by [pQlin](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pqlin.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/langhe-dolcetto-doc).

- **Producer:** pQlin
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Dolcetto
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Production area:** Castagnito
- **Soil:** Calcareous and clay
- **Exposure:** South-West
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 4,000 vines/ha, vines 20-35 years old, altitude 200-250 m
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested in crates. Grapes are quickly destemmed and crushed. Maceration and fermentation on the skins run spontaneously with natural yeasts in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 28-30 °C. After 20 days the wine is dry racked and moved to steel at 22 °C. Malolactic follows alcoholic fermentation. Aged 3 months in steel, then in bottle at a controlled 20 °C.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Castagnito Dolcetto kept in steel for three months, with cherry and plum jam notes.

## Tasting notes

Deep ruby red. Cherry and plum jam, spice and vinous tones with balsamic hints. Warm and enveloping, with long aromatic persistence and black cherry notes.

## Food pairings

Roast meats, especially rabbit and poultry, slow-cooked red meats and medium-aged yellow cheeses.