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2023 Dolcetto d'Alba, Diego & Damiano Barale, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Dolcetto
Not ready
Product: 20238151755
2023 Dolcetto d'Alba, Diego & Damiano Barale, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Diego and Damiano’s Dolcetto vines are planted at the lowest part of their San Giovanni vineyard. The oldest vines here were planted by their grandfather, Giuseppe Barale, in 1972 – these are the oldest vines of the estate. Vinification for the Dolcetto is always in stainless steel, protecting and amplifying the primary nature of the fruit. This swells with pretty red fruit, sweet cranberry and rose. It’s a perfect window into the quality of the estate whilst you wait for your Barolo to mature. 2,600 bottles produced.

Drink 2024 – 2028

Charlie Leech, Buying Assistant, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Dolcetto
Body Full Bodied
Producer Diego e Damiano Barale

About this wine

Dolcetto

A native black grape variety of Northern Italy grown almost exclusively in the provinces of Cuneo and Alessandria in Piedmont. It is relatively easy to cultivate, although it is susceptible to fungal diseases. It ripens before Barbera and Nebbiolo and is often grown in high north-facing sites which would be unsuitable for Nebbiolo.
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Dolcetto d’Alba

Dolcetto d’Alba

Dolcetto d'Alba is a DOC zone producing wines exclusively from the Dolcetto grape. Dolcetto is an important Piedmontese variety that’s suited to the calcareous tufa soils common to Barbaresco. The antithesis of Nebbiolo, it ripens a month earlier, producing wines that are low in acid yet high in tannins. Dolcetto d’Alba is the grape’s most highly-regarded incarnation and makes the perfect antipasti wine.
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Diego e Damiano Barale

Situated in the village of Barolo, Barale is one of the great winemaking names of Piedmont, with a winemaking legacy dating back to the 17th century. Brothers Diego and Damiano Barale are the latest and most exciting new branch of this impressive lineage. The brothers took the helm in 2012, following in the footsteps of their late father Carlo, and are committed to producing incredible vintage-specific wines from select parcels across Barolo and Monforte.
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