Alario Claudio

2023 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG Sori’ Costa Fiore

Perched high in the natural amphitheatre of Sorì Costa Fiore, Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba feels like a vineyard that knows exactly what it wants. The Alario family has farmed this site since the 1950s, and it shows. First bottled in 1988, the vineyard sits at 350 metres with south-westerly exposure, giving the grape a depth and structure that old vines, now well past sixty, concentrate even further. The yields are low, the fruit intense, and the wine has real ageing potential.

On the nose, dark ripe fruit takes the lead, lifted by an unexpected tropical note. The palate is structured yet wrapped in generous, ripe flavours, carrying through to a long finish with a mineral thread from the limestone soils. This Dolcetto charms immediately but also rewards a little patience in the cellar.
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine

Region:  Diano d’Alba

Appellation:  Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG

Varietal/Blend:  100% Dolcetto

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  This wine comes from a 2-hectare estate vineyard in Diano d’Alba at 350 meters above sea level, with a south-westerly exposure. The vines, over 60 years old, are Guyot-trained and planted at a density of 4,000–5,000 vines per hectare. They grow on marl-limestone soils with a small percentage of clay, hand-harvested in mid-September.

Cellar: Grapes are gently pressed and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for seven days. The wine is then aged for one year in stainless steel.

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Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

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Alario Claudio
2023 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG Sori’ Costa Fiore

Region:  Diano d’Alba

Appellation:  Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG

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Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Perched high in the natural amphitheatre of Sorì Costa Fiore, Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba feels like a vineyard that knows exactly what it wants. The Alario family has farmed this site since the 1950s, and it shows. First bottled in 1988, the vineyard sits at 350 metres with south-westerly exposure, giving the grape a depth and structure that old vines, now well past sixty, concentrate even further. The yields are low, the fruit intense, and the wine has real ageing potential.

On the nose, dark ripe fruit takes the lead, lifted by an unexpected tropical note. The palate is structured yet wrapped in generous, ripe flavours, carrying through to a long finish with a mineral thread from the limestone soils. This Dolcetto charms immediately but also rewards a little patience in the cellar.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Dolcetto

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  This wine comes from a 2-hectare estate vineyard in Diano d’Alba at 350 meters above sea level, with a south-westerly exposure. The vines, over 60 years old, are Guyot-trained and planted at a density of 4,000–5,000 vines per hectare. They grow on marl-limestone soils with a small percentage of clay, hand-harvested in mid-September.

Cellar: Grapes are gently pressed and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for seven days. The wine is then aged for one year in stainless steel.

CSPC: 

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Diano d’Alba

Appellation:  Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Dolcetto

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC: 

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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306-290-0277

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