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DOLCETTO D'ALBA DOC

2022

75cl

Grape variety: Dolcetto

WINE
It is the most classic of Piedmontese wines and the Treiso area represents one of the most suitable areas for breeding this vine. The company style aims to enhance its freshness, fruity fragrance and immediacy in daily consumption (also supported by the low alcohol volume). Characterized by ruby-purple hues, intense floral notes and intriguing spicy nuances, this easy-drinking wine adapts to a multitude of situations and pairings.

Serving temperature: 16°C.

WINEMAKING
Harvest:

manually in boxes, in the second ten days of September (with possible variations depending on the seasonal climate trend). Fermentation and maceration:
of the traditional type, at a controlled temperature in steel tanks with semi-submerged cap, for a duration of approximately 8 days. At the end of the primary fermentation, malolactic fermentation followed which normally ends in about a month.

Refinement:
in a steel tank for about six months; bottling takes place in the spring following the harvest.

PRODUCTION AREA
Altitude : 240 - 310 masl
Exposure : East.
Soil composition : marly-calcareous with sandy veins. Year of planting : 1972 - 1985 - 2004.
Training system : Guyot.

NOTE
First year of production: 1974