90 pts James Suckling
A bright young dolcetto with clean, plummy fruit and a characteristic fruit-tea note. Medium body with fresh acidity and a crisp feel. Drink now.
- 100% Dolcetto d’Alba from mainly clay and calcareous marl soils within the Monforte d’Alba
- exposure faces the north, about 350 meters above sea level in altitude
- 20 year old vines
- maceration on the skins in rotary fermenters with temperature control between 25-30°C for about 5-7 days. Followed by aging in stainless steel for 10 months, until bottling.
- production area: Monforte d’Alba, Fraz. Castelletto
vineyard surface: 2 hectares
Bright brambly berry, plum, peony, red roses, raspberry, strawberry.
The Seghesio Estate has been in the family since 1964, when the practice of sharecropping ended and the family bought the vineyards. Brothers Riccardo and his late brother Aldo started bottling the wine under the family name in the late 1980s. Seghesio creates classic, solidly Italian wines... pristine in style, a focused showcase of the Langhe terroir.
Dolcetto which is the varietal the local Piedmontese Italians drink for everyday living. Brighter in character, food friendly
fresh with red fruits and black cherry notes, fruity and dry, easy to drink with excellent body and soft tannins.
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farming/cellar organic, hand picked, rotary fermenters with
temperature control between 25-30°C for about 5-7 days.
Aging in stainless steel for 10 months, until the bottling.
pairing charcuterie, pasta, pizza
