# Dolcetto d'Alba (Tenuta Rocca)

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

- **Producer:** Tenuta Rocca
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto 100%
- **Soil:** Lequio formation (Serravallian), young soils with poor water availability made up of calcareous clay marls
- **Exposure:** Southeast, west, 360 m
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot; organic fertilisation and compost, mechanical weeding; certified organic
- **Vinification:** Shoot and early bunch thinning during ripening, bunch selection at harvest. Traditional red vinification, fermentation at 28-30 C in steel tanks. Aged in steel.
- **Serving temperature:** 15-17 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Dolcetto 100%, fermented and aged in steel.

## Tasting notes

Lively ruby red with purplish hues. Geranium and fresh fruit on the nose. Dry, tart and warm on the palate, red fruit with perceptible tannins and an almond finish.