Dolcetto d'Alba DOC Superiore
Tasting Notes
Color: ruby red with hues of intense garnet.
Aroma: hints of ripe red fruits, such as plum, blackberry, cherry.
Flavor: full, persistent taste, with particularly soft tannins.
Food pairing: starters, main dishes, boiled meats, fresh and medium-aged cheeses.
Basic Information
Name of product: Dolcetto d’Alba DOC Superiore
Grape variety: dolcetto
Denomination: Dolcetto d’Alba Superiore
Classification: DOC
Color: red
Typology: still
Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont
Vintage: 2017
Alcohol content: 14.50 %
Residual Sugar: 4 g/l
Number of bottles produced: 1,200
Winemaking
Method: fermentation in steel tanks with periodic pumping over
Temperature: around 28 °C
Duration: 6 days
Malolactic fermentation: carried out
Aging: steel
Minimum length of time in the bottle: 6 month
Vineyard
% Grapes/Vineyard: dolcetto 100%
Soil: medium-textured – calcareous
Exposure: South / Southwest
Agricultural method: biological
Planting years: 1975 – 2000
Harvest date: September 2017
Type of harvest: by hand in baskets
Geolocation: Monforte d’Alba
Chemical Analysis
Dry extract: 25.7 g/l
Total acidity: 5.06 g/l (in tartaric acid)
Volatile acidity: 0.40 g/l (acetic acid)
Total SO2: 51 mg/l
Bottle
Weight of empty bottle: 500 g
Bottling date: September 2018
Aging potential: 6 years
Cork size: 24 x 44
Cork material: cork
Type of bottle: Bordeaux
