Red
Lucy
By Costa dei Tigli, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Dolcetto from 50-year-old vines at Alciati in Isola d'Asti, named after the owners' mother Luciana.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby with intense violet reflections. Fresh, fruity, sweet and elegant aromas. Rich, concentrated, juicy palate, with fruit and vinous notes and a long pleasant finish.
Pairs well with
A traditional all-meal wine: salumi and cheese, pasta, risotto, soups and grilled red meats, ravioli.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Dolcetto DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Isola d'Asti
- Harvest
- Early October
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyard 'Alciati' in Isola d'Asti, about 50 years old. Manual harvest.
- Vinification
- About 15 days on the skins after crushing (Italian) or temperature-controlled fermentation with short maceration (English), followed straight away by malolactic fermentation. At least 6 months in steel.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18°C (17°C English page, 18°C Italian page)
- Storage
- Released shortly after bottling; can last but the producer recommends drinking it young.
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