Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Luciano Sandrone, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A young, fragrant Dolcetto assembled from eleven parcels on the highest hills of Barolo, aged in steel.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba: Cascina Pe Mol and Castelletto; Novello: Ravera and Rocche di San Nicola; Barolo: Rivassi (eleven parcels on the highest hills of Barolo, often above 350-400 m)
- Soil
- White soils with high limestone content, steep slopes
- Harvest
- Mid-September
- Vinification
- Each parcel is vinified separately and the best lots are assembled. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Maceration and fermentation in open steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation and ageing in steel tanks. 3 months in bottle.
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