Dolcetto d’Alba

Le Rose

Grape variety: 100% Dolcetto.
Vineyard: municipality of Monforte d’Alba, Castelletto and Bussia Salicetti vineyards.
Soil: grey silty marls mixed with reddish sandstone, siltloam composition.
Exposure: West.
Altitude: 350 m.a.s.l.

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Cultural notes: low guyot pruning system with planted density of 4500 vines per hectare. Organic farming.
Harvest period: first half of September; hand harvested with careful selection of the clusters.
Vinification: soft crushing of the grapes with de-stemming; spontaneous fermentation in steel tank at a controlled temperature of 25 – 27 °C; maceration for one week with frequent and soft pumping over.
Aging: few months in middle size oak barrels.

Organoleptic characteristics:
Color: ruby red with purple hues.
Nose: intense, fruity and frank (red berries), recalling dried rose.
Mouth: dry, robust and slightly tannic, hint of bitter almond.