Dolcetto d'Alba Pian Balbo, Poderi Colla

DOLCETTO D'ALBA PIAN BALBO

D.O.C.

In the vineyard

Variety

100% Dolcetto

Exposure

prevailingly Westerly

Average altitude

approx. 350 meters above sea level

Vines planted in

1970 - 2000

Vines per hectare

approx. 5,000

Wine yield per hectare

about 5,500 litres

Harvest time

September 10th-25th

Cellar

Hand-picked, the grapes are immediately destalked and crushed; maceration on the skins lasts 5/7 days, at a temperature of 22/24° C., malolactic fermentation follows, completed before winter. The wine then sojourns in stainless steel; after bottling, the wine is issued after 2 or 3 months in the bottle

Alcohol

12-13% by vol

Total acidity

5-5.5 grams per liter of tartaric acid

Dry extract

24-26 grams per liter

Tasting note

This intense ruby-red wine with purplish rim. A refined nose with cherry and plum aromas and notes of spices and almonds. It has a fruit and vinous flavour of ripe fruit, fine tannins on the palate and a full body. A wine of the Piedmontese tradition, and a perfect match for Italian pasta dishes

Serving temperature

14-16°C – serve in a fairly capacious, tapering glass