# Munfrina (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-munfrina).

- **Producer:** Pelissero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Munfrina
- **Production area:** Munfrina vineyard, Ferrere sub-zone, Treiso
- **Soil:** Medium texture with slightly more red sand veins than the local average
- **Exposure:** South
- **Harvest:** Planted 1980, Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare, 300 to 400 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Temperature-controlled fermentation and short maceration, sometimes only 4 to 5 days, to keep fragrance. After cold settling, about 6 to 7 months in steel and one month in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Dolcetto first made in 1984; the name Munfrina recalls the vineyard's former owner, a woman from Monferrato.

## Tasting notes

Intense, brilliant violet red. Open, varietal fruit from red cherry to marasca. Savoury and pleasant, with a slightly bitter finish recalling almond, typical of the variety.