Red
Livroje
By Paolo Berta, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A Dolcetto d'Asti from 35-year-old vines in the Valbeccara area, kept in steel.
Tasting notes
Ruby red. Vinous, pleasant, fruity aroma; dry, harmonious, with moderate acidity and tannin.
Pairs well with
Cold cuts, pasta bakes, ragù, ravioli, chicken, pheasant, rabbit and medium-mature cheeses
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Asti DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Valbeccara
- Production area
- Nizza Monferrato (AT)
- Soil
- Marl, sands and sandstone
- Exposure
- West, Valbeccara vineyard
- Harvest
- Hand harvest in September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot; vines 35 years old; about 5,000 vines per hectare; 260 m
- Vinification
- Destemmed, gently pressed, 20 to 25 days on the skins, fermented at 26 to 28 °C, 5 months in stainless steel. Malolactic fully completed.
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 18 °C
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