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Dolcetto d'Alba A Elizabeth

VARIETAL
100% Dolcetto (The Dolcetto is dedicated to Elizabeth, a friend of the winery's from San Francisco, who has been helping them with the Dolcetto harvest every year since 2000.)

NOTES
FARMING: Certified Organic

SOIL: Blue Marl at a depth from 1 to 3 meters

VINEYARD: Rio Sordo in Barbaresco, with south/southwest facing exposure.

VINIFICATION: Manual harvest. Fermentation and vinification are entirely in stainless steel. The skins remained in contact with the must during the first fermentation that lasted for 12-14 days, followed by a submerged cap maceration. After the alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation was completed in the cellar at temperature of 20° C. Aging in stainless steel and bottle.