Dolcetto d'Asti

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Hilly terrain rising to ~400 m, with a ridge line running between the provinces of Asti and Alessandria.
• The zone is delimited to the north by the right orographic bank of the Belbo torrent, which serves as the hydrographic boundary.
• The optimal soils are loose calcareous-marly types, favored on the higher parts of the appellation area.
• Intermediate exposures, not excessively sun-drenched, are preferred to limit the water stress to which Dolcetto is sensitive.

• The first written mention of Dolcetto dates to the first decade of the 1500s: the playwright Giovan Giorgio Alione cites the 'Dosset de Mongardin'. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• In 1613 the apothecary Guglielmo Prato described the 'Dosseti' as 'a round and gentle wine of very deep color, flavorful, with little or no tartness'. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Already in 1613 the wine was described as 'round and gentle', of 'very deep color', 'flavorful', and 'with little or no tartness'.

• The loose calcareous-marly soils of the higher elevations, combined with exposures that are not excessively sun-drenched, limit the water stress of Dolcetto.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1174
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Barbera d'Asti e Vini del Monferrato