DOLCETTO D’ALBA D.O.C

DOLCETTO D’ALBA D.O.C

Product ID: 1755

Description

VINEYARDS

VARIETY Dolcetto 100%
RAISING SYSTEM Guyot
ALTITUDE 330 m a.s.l.
EXPOSURE South-East
SOIL Calcareous – clayey – marls
YEAR OF PLANTATION 1982
HECTARES TOTAL 4 Hectares
YIELDS PER HECTARE 60 quintals/hectare (grapes), 45 hectolitres/hectare (wine)

VINIFICATION

HARVEST Harvest by hand around mid September. Selected grapes only. Green harvest in July: 6-7 bunches are left on each vine
FERMENTATION MACERATION Constant temperature in stainless steel vats. The process takes 5 days and is completed in oak casks
FINING AND AGEING Malolactic fermentation is completed in oak casks. The wine ages 8-12 months in Slavonian oak casks

TASTING NOTES

COLOUR Ruby red with purple highlights
BOUQUET Vinous aromas, pleasantly fruity and fragrant. Notes of cherry are evident
TASTE Fruity, fresh and full-bodied. Delicate flavours of red fruits
ALCOHOL 13% vol
LONGEVITY About 3-4 years if stored correctly, far from light, in dry and constant
temperature, in the same horizontal position as when it arrives in its case to the moment of consumption
SERVING TEMPERATURE Serve at 18°C
FOOD PAIRINGS Excellent everyday wine for food, enjoy it with poultry and starters of vegetables and meat