Grape: Dolcetto
First vintage: 1980
Aspect and height above sea level: southeast-facing, 280 metres
Soil type: moderately loose-packed, clay and limestone-based
Vine training system and planting density: Guyot-trained at 4,500 vines per hectare
Average age of productive vines: 30 years
Harvest period and method: second and third 10 days of September, manual harvest
The vinification procedure for Dolcetto d’Alba dei Grassi involves alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with daily pumping over. After malolactic fermentation, the wine stays in stainless steel untill bottling in April-May
