Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Le Strette, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
The first wine Le Strette ever sold (1997 vintage): a fresh, fruity, unoaked everyday Dolcetto.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby with violet glints. Fragrant and fruity, with cherry and other red fruit plus a touch of spice. Harmonious, elegant and fresh with respectable body and light tannins
Pairs well with
An everyday wine that suits a whole meal
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Novello; 350 to 420 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous with textures ranging from sand to clay
- Vineyard planting
- Vertical trellis, single Guyot pruning; 4,200 to 4,500 vines per hectare; planted 1950 to 1992
- Vinification
- Soft crushing and destemming; fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 5 to 7 days; about 8 to 10 months in stainless steel
- Storage
- Made to be enjoyed young
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