The Vineyard

 

• Location: Novello (Cuneo-Piedmont).

• Position:  altitude of 300 m. facing south-west.

• Soil: calcareous marl with layers of sand

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The Vine

• Grape variety: Dolcetto 100%. Manual harvesting with selection of the bunches

• Potatura: Guyot

• Density: 4.400 vines per hectare

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The Wine

• Vinification: soft destemming and crushing, maceration on skins for 5-6 days during temperature controlled fermentation and maturation in stainless steel tanks till bottling. Short refinement in the bottle before releasing

• Color: ruby red colour with purplish highlights

• Bouquet: fresch, intense, reminds red fruits

• Flavor: dry taste, with moderate acidity, slightly almond

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Serving

Serve at a temperature of 16-18 °C. in tulip glasses.

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Food pairing

Cured meats, agnolotti al plin with butter and sage, white meats, soft and semi-hard cheeses.