Red

Dolcetto d'Ovada

By Paola Badino, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy

Paola Badino Dolcetto d'Ovada

A 100% organic Dolcetto from Rocca Grimalda, 13.5% vol., fermented with a short maceration and bottled early in the year.

Tasting notes

Colour: intense ruby red with evident violet reflections, typical of the variety. Scent: winy, ethereal, with fruity notes. Taste: full, rich, persistent, with a composed rusticity.

Pairs well with

Accompanies the whole meal, especially cold cuts, pasta with meat or game ragout, and red meat main courses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Dolcetto di Ovada DOC
Grape
Dolcetto 100%
Production area
Rocca Grimalda, Frazione San Giacomo (AL)
Soil
Naturally clayey
Harvest
Late September, by hand
Vineyard planting
Guyot training; most of the estate's vineyards are more than 90 years old
Vinification
Grapes are collected in a small bin, taken straight to the cellar and pressed; fermentation starts immediately. After about 10 days of maceration with frequent short pumping-overs the wine is racked. The still-warm must lets fermentation finish and malolactic fermentation begin, winter cold stabilises the wine, and after clarification and filtering it is bottled. The Italian page adds a short maceration of 5 to 6 days in wooden barrels, with malolactic fermentation occurring spontaneously in the autumn in the underground cellar (18 to 20 C), so the wine is bottled in the first months of the year.
Serving temperature
16 to 18 C
Storage
Sensibly improves with an aging of 2-3 years.

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