2023 Dolcetto d'Alba - Beaune Imports

Roagna, 2023 Dolcetto d’Alba

Producer

Roagna

Vintage

2023

Region

Italy

Appellation

Dolcetto d'Alba

Varietal

Dolcetto

Farming

Natural farming

Vinification

Indigenous yeast fermented, Large format barrel aged, Open-top Wood Vat Fermented

Soil Type

Chalky Limestone, Clay, Marlstone

100% Dolcetto. 45 year old vines.
The fruit for this wine is sourced from Roagna’s Barbaresco Pajé and Asili vineyards. Pajé is particularly rich in calcareous marl soil with a high content of active limestone. Asili sits next to the fortresses of Barbaresco, facing East, with limestone clay soil and a significant presence of sand. 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.