Red
Langhe Dolcetto
By Rabino, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Langhe Dolcetto DOC from 100% Dolcetto planted in 1994, 12.5% alcohol. About 2,500 bottles are made; ageing potential 2 years.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with violet reflections. Aromas of red fruit such as plum, berries and strawberry. Balanced on the palate, not tannic, with only slight acidity. An everyday wine to drink with a meal.
Pairs well with
Traditional Piedmontese dishes: meat starters such as vitello tonnato and knife-cut raw beef, and agnolotti del plin.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Langhe DOC Dolcetto
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Canale (CN), Roero
- Soil
- Medium mixture (medio impasto)
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- Mid-September, hand-picked into crates; the first red variety to be harvested
- Vineyard planting
- Vines planted in 1994; eco-sustainable farming
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, then ferments in steel tanks at up to 28 °C (spontaneous temperature) for about 7 days, with pumping over and punching down; malolactic fermentation follows. At least 4 months in bottle.
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