Roagna, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2022, 750 ml
The fine estate of Roagna makes some of the most compelling Dolcetto's out there. Fresh and pure with notes plums, violets, and turned soil. Pair with stews, roast pork, or chicken pot pie. Read more
COUNTRY: Italy
REGION: Piedmont
VARIETY: Dolcetto
VINTAGE: 2020
FARMING: Organic
TERROIR: The Dolcetto for this wine is sourced from both the Paje and Carso vineyards in Barbaresco, which is part of the Asili hill. Paje is particularly rich in calcareous marl soil with a high content of active limestone. Carso sits next to the fortresses of Barbaresco, facing East, with limestone clay soil and a significant presence of sand.
AGE OF VINES: 45+ years
WINEMAKING: Fermented lasts for ten days in large french casks with a pied de cuvee made with indigenous yeasts. Submerged cap maceration then follows for 90-100 days. The wine then ages in neutral french oak botti for approximately one year.
ABV: 12.5%