DOLCETTO DI DOGLIANI D.O.C.

Winner of 28° National Competition Douja D'Or 2000 of Asti

ORGANOLEPTIC FEATURES

Colour: intense ruby red with violet reflections.
Bouquet: delicate, fruity with hints of marasca cherry and almond.
Taste: dry, harmonious, soft, full-bodied, pleasantly bitter.
Conservation: when consumed young it has more rustic hints, when mature it acquires elegance.
Serving temperature: 15-18° c.
Serving Suggesions: hot starters, sliced salamis, first courses and young cheeses.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Varietal: 100% Dolcetto
Alcoholic strength: 13%.
Grape provenance: Dogliani.
Terrain: silty-clay soil with a high percentage of limestone .
Average age of the vineyards: 30 years.
Production per hectare: 80 quintals of fruit, the equivalent of 55 hectolitres of wine.
Vinification process: traditional, with cap broken and pushed down during maceration.
Fermentation temperature: controlled fermentation at 30°.
Duration of maceration: 7 days.
Ageing process: matured in large oak barrels, where the wine undergoes a micro-oxygenation treatment (small quantities of oxygen are administered).