Alario Claudio

2023 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba Superiore DOCG Sori’ Pradurent MAGNUM

Sorì Pradurent is a true labour of love for the Alario family, a vineyard Claudio pursued for decades before finally making it his own. Planted in 2003 with the first harvest in 2006, this small production Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba Superiore comes from vines that naturally produce smaller, looser bunches, concentrating both flavour and structure. The tufaceous soils, rich in limestone, give the wine its signature tension and age-worthy frame.

Firm tannins wrap around a core of pure dark fruit, giving the wine structure and definition without ever feeling heavy. There is richness here, yet it stays fresh and lively, carrying through to a long, mineral-tinged finish. This is the kind of Dolcetto you can dive into now with a splash in the decanter, yet it has the stuffing to evolve gracefully over three to five years, revealing layers of black cherry, blackberry, and subtle violet as it opens. It’s a powerful wine, the little sweetie that proves it has more to say than you might expect.
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine

Region:  Diano d’Alba

Appellation:  Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba Superiore DOCG

Varietal/Blend:  100% Dolcetto

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  A single-hectare estate vineyard in Diano d’Alba at 450 meters above sea level, with a south–south-westerly exposure. The vines, over 25 years old, are Guyot-trained and planted at 4,000–5,000 vines per hectare. They grow on limestone-tufa soils, hand-harvested in mid-September.

Cellar: The wine undergoes a ten-day fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, followed by ten months of ageing in second- and third-passage barriques and a further year in bottle.

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What the Critics are saying: 

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Alario Claudio
2023 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba Superiore DOCG Sori’ Pradurent MAGNUM

Region:  Diano d’Alba

Appellation:  Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba Superiore DOCG

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Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Sorì Pradurent is a true labour of love for the Alario family, a vineyard Claudio pursued for decades before finally making it his own. Planted in 2003 with the first harvest in 2006, this small production Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba Superiore comes from vines that naturally produce smaller, looser bunches, concentrating both flavour and structure. The tufaceous soils, rich in limestone, give the wine its signature tension and age-worthy frame.

Firm tannins wrap around a core of pure dark fruit, giving the wine structure and definition without ever feeling heavy. There is richness here, yet it stays fresh and lively, carrying through to a long, mineral-tinged finish. This is the kind of Dolcetto you can dive into now with a splash in the decanter, yet it has the stuffing to evolve gracefully over three to five years, revealing layers of black cherry, blackberry, and subtle violet as it opens. It’s a powerful wine, the little sweetie that proves it has more to say than you might expect.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Dolcetto

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  A single-hectare estate vineyard in Diano d’Alba at 450 meters above sea level, with a south–south-westerly exposure. The vines, over 25 years old, are Guyot-trained and planted at 4,000–5,000 vines per hectare. They grow on limestone-tufa soils, hand-harvested in mid-September.

Cellar: The wine undergoes a ten-day fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, followed by ten months of ageing in second- and third-passage barriques and a further year in bottle.

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 Superiore DOCG

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Dolcetto

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

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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

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Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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780-203-5284

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306-290-0277

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