Red
Furèt
By Villa Doria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Young Dolcetto whose name is Piedmontese for ferret. Alcohol 12 to 13% vol. depending on vintage.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red. Pronounced red fruit, violet and almond; grapey and dry, with a slightly bitter aftertaste typical of the variety.
Pairs well with
An everyday wine that goes with all courses, from starters to full-flavoured pasta and rice dishes and mild-flavoured meats.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Production area
- Hills around Alba, including Madonna di Como and Diano d'Alba
- Harvest
- Dolcetto is the first red grape to be harvested, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- Predominantly Guyot, yields around 60 hl per hectare
- Vinification
- Destemming and gentle crushing; fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel; about 10 days on the skins with frequent délestage; malolactic fermentation right after alcoholic, always before year end. Bottled at the start of the year after harvest.
- Serving temperature
- 18 °C
- Storage
- Best in its first 2 years; in especially good years it can keep evolving for 5 years
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