Amandis, Cascina Degli Ulivi, Dolcetto Nibio, 2014, 750 ml
From the famed biodynamic Piemonte winery, Cascina degli Ulivi, this Dolcetto is made for feasts and fireplaces. Notes of dried cherries, figs, and tobacco with burly tannins. Nibiô is local dialect for this unique strain of Dolcetto. Read more
COUNTRY: Italy
REGION: Piedmont
VARIETY: Dolcetto
VINTAGE: 2014
FARMING: Biodynamic
WINEMAKING: Four weeks of maceration on the skins with two remontages a day. After a racking, aged on the lees 25 and 50hl botti for 24 months. Unfined / Unfiltered. Nibiô is local dialect for this unique strain of Dolcetto characterized by its red stems. It used to be the primary grape of the area but was largely wiped out by phylloxera.
AGE OF VINES: 60 - 70 year
SOIL: Clay and Limestone
ABV: 12%