# Senatore Primo Rosso (Villa Doria)

> Red, Piemonte Rosso DOC by [Villa Doria](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/villa-doria.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/villa-doria-senatore-primo-rosso).

- **Producer:** Villa Doria
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Piemonte Rosso DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto and Barbera
- **Production area:** Hills across the whole of Piedmont
- **Harvest:** Hand harvest
- **Vineyard planting:** Spurred cordon to Guyot depending on zone; yields about 80 hl per hectare
- **Vinification:** Dolcetto and Barbera are vinified separately; both ferment in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Dolcetto is dry-fermented with 6 to 8 days on the skins; Barbera is vinified slowly at low temperature, leaving a little residual sugar. Dolcetto gets a very short wood ageing, then the two are blended.
- **Serving temperature:** 18 °C
- **Storage:** Best about 5 years after the vintage
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A yesteryear-style red named after Daniele Lanzavecchia Senior, known as the 'Senatùr'. Alcohol 12 to 13% vol.

## Tasting notes

Purplish colour. Pronounced black fruit, plum and strawberry jam, violet and mild almond; full-bodied, with the Dolcetto's mild bitterness balancing the Barbera's residual sugar and acidity.

## Food pairings

Goes with all courses, from starters to full-flavoured pasta and rice dishes and fairly mild meat dishes.