Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Mario Marengo, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Dolcetto from a south-east facing vineyard in Castiglione Falletto, vinified in steel: fresh, fragrant and fruity, described by the estate as an everyday wine.
Tasting notes
Ruby red. Fruity nose; fruity palate with an aftertaste of almonds.
Pairs well with
Suitable for the whole meal, salame
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Castiglione Falletto
- Soil
- Mixed clay and silt tending to calcareous
- Exposure
- South East
- Harvest
- September to October
- Vineyard planting
- 0.5 ha, planted 1997 and 2000; yield 6 t/ha; hand harvest
- Vinification
- Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats at 16-20 C for 10 days; 10 months in stainless steel vats before bottling.
- Serving temperature
- 16 C
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