2008 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOC, La Lepre, Fontanafredda
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 36416108 |
| Description: | 2008 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOC, La Lepre, Fontanafredda |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Fontanafredda |
| Region: | Piemonte |
| Country: | Italy |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 13.5 |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Dolcetto |
Food Matching Note:
It is excellent served with hot starters, pasta dishes and vegetables, not simply meat dishes!
Tasting Note:
Deep ruby-red with very marked violet hue. The fine, fruity bouquet is very persistent with clear-cut overtones of plums and cherries. The palate is pleasantly dry, and its strong almondy after taste brings out its fullness and velvety stuffing with slight tannins, making for a highly agreeable, fine balance.
Vinification Note:
Sourced exclusively from the "La Lepre" vineyard in the village of Diano d'Alba, over a total surface area of 2.55 hectares where the average production is 52 hl per hectare. This mid-hillside (270-300 m a.s.l) estate vineyard faces east/north-east on soil of a Miocene-helvetian origin, which is rich in calcareous marl and potassium oxide and has good permeability.
Fermentation in stainless steel vats with maceration for 8-10 days at a controlled temperature (24-25°C), followed by the malolactic fermentation.
A short stay in stainless steel tanks precedes bottling, which takes place in the spring following the vintage. The wine is released after 3 months of ageing.