Red
Jole
By Rizzi, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Rizzi's Dolcetto d'Alba, named Jole in tribute to the family's paternal grandmother, with a label watercolour by the maternal grandfather Pinin. First produced in 1974.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby-purple in colour. Pleasant floral and spicy sensations on the nose, roses and white pepper. Versatile and adapts well to many pairings and situations.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Soil
- White marl, clayey-calcareous, alternated by sand
- Exposure
- East; altitude 240-310 m
- Harvest
- Manual in small crates, between the second and third week of September
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1972, 1985 and 2004, Guyot training
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature for about eight days, traditional partial submerged cap method. After alcoholic fermentation the wine is racked and undergoes malolactic fermentation, normally lasting a month. Aged in stainless steel for about six months, then bottled in the spring following the harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 16°C
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