Dolcetto d’Alba DOC
Piedmont, Italy
2024
2023
2017
Tasting Notes
This Dolcetto from Bel Colle is brilliant red in color with purplish tinges. It is fruity and has a vinous fragrance. It is dry, yet smooth, harmonic and slightly, though pleasantly, bitter on the palate. A truly exceptional wine.
Vineyards
The Dolcetto grapes for this wine come from vineyards located on the Langa hills.
Winemaking
Vinification took place in steel tanks at 77° F, with indigenous yeasts and pumping over 3 times per day. Maceration took place for 6 days. Malolactic fermentation was in steel tanks with indigenous bacteria. The wine was aged for 6 months in both steel tanks and cement vats. The wine was then further aged 3 months in the bottle.
Technical Information
- Vintage:
- 2024
- Alcohol:
- 14%
- Region:
- Piedmont
- TA:
- -0.03G/L
- Varietals:
- 100% Dolcetto
