Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Le Ginestre, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Dolcetto from west-facing vineyards in Monforte d'Alba, kept in stainless steel and released in June after the harvest.
Tasting notes
Very intense garnet red with distinct purplish highlights; clean, expansive nose with clear fruity notes of cherry, red currant and blackberry; smooth, round, full-bodied, with a long, highly appealing fruity finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba, around 400 m
- Soil
- Loamy-clayey soil with plenty of lime
- Exposure
- West
- Vineyard planting
- 4,100 vines per hectare, Guyot system
- Vinification
- Fermentation on the skins with a submerged cap and daily pumping over; drawn off after 5 days and fermentation finished off the skins to enhance softness. After malolactic fermentation the wine stays in stainless steel until the following spring, then is bottled for release in June.
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