# Vigna Basarin (Prinsi)

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

- **Producer:** Prinsi
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto
- **Cru / vineyard:** Basarin
- **Production area:** Basarin vineyard, Neive, 320 m altitude
- **Soil:** Marl, clay and white tufa
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,000 vines/ha
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, then macerated and fermented on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 25°C. Malolactic fermentation in steel. Aged in steel, then in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 17°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Dolcetto d'Alba from the Basarin vineyard in Neive, made and aged entirely in steel.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with intense violet reflections. Winey, fruity and particularly intense nose. Dry palate of good persistence, complex and elegant.

## Food pairings

Starters, first courses and young cheeses.