Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Rapalino, Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Still red from Dolcetto grown at Neviglie, kept in steel only and bottled the spring after harvest. Marco says it is the wine that has always been on the family table.
Tasting notes
Purplish red with violet reflections, a pleasantly vinous and savoury bouquet; good freshness, savouriness, balance and aromatic persistence on the palate.
Pairs well with
A typical table wine, excellent throughout the meal, with the simple, tasty flavours of Langhe tradition.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Neviglie
- Soil
- Hard, clayey-calcareous soil
- Exposure
- South-east
- Harvest
- September
- Vinification
- Short maceration to preserve freshness and fruit; alcoholic fermentation of about 10 days at a maximum of 28 °C. Steel only, bottled in the spring after the harvest. 13% alcohol.
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
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