# Dolcetto d'Alba (Renato Corino)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Renato Corino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/renato-corino.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/renato-corino-dolcetto-d-alba).

- **Producer:** Renato Corino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Production area:** La Morra (Frazione Annunziata)
- **Soil:** Limestone and clay
- **Exposure:** Southeast
- **Harvest:** Hand harvest in September
- **Vineyard planting:** 1 ha, 350 to 400 m above sea level; Guyot training; average vine age 30 years; yield 60 q/ha
- **Vinification:** Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel for about a week; malolactic in steel. Aged 10 months in stainless steel, then bottled. No fining or filtration.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Dolcetto from 1 ha in Frazione Annunziata, aged in steel and bottled unfiltered. About 6,000 bottles a year.

## Tasting notes

Colour: purple ruby. Nose: complex red fruit, mineral notes, graphite. Palate: rich and pleasant, fresh tannins, almond finish. Full of bright cherry fruit, floral hints and delicate tannins; meant to be drunk within the first few years of release.

## Food pairings

Antipasti and other simple foods, fresh cheeses.