Appellation: Denominazione di Origine Controllata.
Vine training system: Gujot.
Grape variety: 100% Dolcetto
Soil composition and exposure: Calcareous, clayey soil. Easterly exposure.
Altitude: Approx. 210 metres above sea level.
Harvesting: The grapes are hand-picked and selected in the second week of September.
Yield per hectare: 9,000 Kg/Ha max. by law.
Yield in wine: 63 Hl/Ha
Vinification: 8-10 days with floating cap, pumped over 3-5 times a day.
Ageing: In steel.
Storage: Maximum 5/6 years.
Sensory profile:
COLOUR: Ruby red, with purplish highlights.
BOUQUET: Vinous, with scents of cherry and bitter almond.
PALATE: Dry, persistent, with a characteristic bitterish aftertaste.
Pairings: Ideal with traditional Piedmontese antipasti, such as Albese-style raw steak, Vitello tonnato (slow cooked veal served cold with tuna mayonnaise) and charcuterie.
