Red
Dolcetto d'Alba
By Réva, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Dolcetto from the San Sebastiano vineyards at Monforte d'Alba, fermented and aged in steel. About 10,000 bottles are made.
Tasting notes
Fresh, intriguing aromas of almond and red cherry, pepper and lavender. On the palate a great balance between acidity and tannin, which makes it unmistakable and very easy to drink.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto 100%
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba, Località San Sebastiano
- Soil
- Sant'Agata marls with a good concentration of sand and silt depending on exposure, and good active limestone content from fossiliferous marls and sandstones and Diano sandstones
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- 4,000 plants per hectare; 1.4 ha; altitude 360 m
- Vinification
- Manual selection of the grapes on a vibrating table. Soft pressing and spontaneous alcoholic fermentation on the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks for about 15 days, then 6 months in steel before bottling.
- Serving temperature
- Best served at a slightly lower temperature than other reds (no figure given)
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