Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Musso, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Dolcetto d'Alba made with a short maceration in steel and a few months' rest in steel before bottling.
Pairs well with
Versatile across a whole meal; prefers meat starters, fresh and medium-aged cured meats, cheeses and fondue, and fast, informal dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- 240-280 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- Calcareous soil, clay
- Exposure
- From west to south-west
- Vinification
- Careful hand harvest, as Dolcetto tends to drop berries in unfavourable weather. Destemmed and pressed, alcoholic fermentation with a short 5-6 day maceration in temperature-controlled steel vats at no more than 23-25 °C, then malolactic fermentation. Rests a few months in steel.
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