# Augenta (Pelissero)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Pelissero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pelissero.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pelissero-augenta).

- **Producer:** Pelissero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Augenta
- **Production area:** Augenta vineyard around the cellar, Ferrere sub-zone, Treiso
- **Soil:** Strongly calcareous, with hard, compact brown and bluish marls
- **Exposure:** South to south-west
- **Harvest:** Planted 1979, Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare, 400 to 420 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Steel maceration at controlled temperature for 10 to 12 days, cold settling in steel, then about 6 to 7 months in 50 hl oak casks and two months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Dolcetto from the vineyard around the cellar, a long-standing flagship made with low yields and an unusual oak-cask ageing for the variety.

## Tasting notes

Lively, intense ruby. Pleasant aromas running from fruity to winey. Austere yet gentle, with savoury tannin and soft sweet tannins, balanced structure and long persistence.