[SOLD-OUT] Alessandria Dolcetto d'Alba 2012

It is a classic Dolcetto d'Alba, easy to drink through every day’s meals. It expresses to the best the typical fruity notes and a round balanced body

 

GRAPE VARIETY Dolcetto

 

MUNICIPALITY Verduno 

 

VINEYARDS, ALTITUDE, EXPOSURE Boscatto (East Facing, 250-370m), Cristiani (West Facing, 250-280m), Sotto Orti (West Facing, 270-310m) and Semolino (West-East Facing, 320-350)

 

AVERAGE VINE AGE 35 Years

 

SOIL Calcerous, slimy Limestone

 

HARVEST By hand in the second half of September

 

VINE DENSITY 4,500 Vines per Hectare (Guyot Trained)

 

FERMENTATION 6-8 Days in Stainless Steel tanks, at a constant temperature of 26-28^oC

 

AGING AND FINING 5-7 Months in Stainless Steel/cement tanks and at least 1-2 months in horizontally laid bottles

- Fratelli Alessandria Wines

Country:

Italy

Region:

Italy - Other

Variety:

Wine Red - Other

Size:

750mL