2023 Elio Altare Dolcetto d’ Alba DOC, Piedmont, Italy 750ml

Dry but soft, delicate tannins, full taste of cherries and black cherry. Medium-bodied, easy drinking to be appreciated in the summer months, served a little chilled. In Italy it is considered an excellent everyday wine.

Grandfather Giuseppe Altare purchased the farm and winery in 1948, and our family practiced the typical Piemontese mixed agriculture up until the mid-1970s. Besides winegrapes, the family grew pears. apples, hazelnuts, wheat, and corn. 1971 was the last year in which we worked the land with oxen; after that we gradually acquired tractors and other farm machinery.

Vinification: maceration on the skins for approximately 2 to 3 days maximum in rotary fermenters with temperature control, ageing in stainless steal tank for about 10 months

Color: intense violet

Nose: aromas of violets and black cherry.