Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Tertiary (Cenozoic) geological origin, dating back approximately 70 million years, shared across all of the Langhe.
• White arenaria soils dominate the higher hills overlooking the Tanaro river.
• The village and vineyards sit at nearly 500 m above sea level, with exposure across three fronts: toward Alba, toward the road to Liguria, and toward the plain.
• Dolcetto favors the higher, sun-drenched slopes with strong diurnal temperature variation; less favorable hillsides are left to hazelnut cultivation.
• 76 Sörì (sun-exposed sites) have been officially delimited since 1988, identifying the most vocationally suited areas, entirely within the municipality of Diano d'Alba.

• The 76 Sörì — meaning 'sun-exposed place' in Piemontese dialect — were precisely delimited as early as 1988 as the most vocationally suited areas.

• The white arenaria soils of Diano's higher hills, combined with the sun-facing exposure of the 76 Sörì, offer Dolcetto ideal conditions to express its early-ripening character and affinity for strong diurnal temperature variation.

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-A1324
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani