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Pizzini Dolcetto 2023

$30.00
$30.00

Pronounced ‘doll-chet-oh’ Dolcetto translates to "little sweet one" in Italian, but confusingly most wines made from this variety are not sweet at all. Dolcetto hails from the Piedmont region in Italy and is well suited to our King Valley vineyards.

The wine is ruby in colour with a medium purple hue. The nose is complex yet delicate with aromas of violets, sweet-spiced cherries, red berries, earl grey tea, aromatic herbs and subtle pepper. On the palate the wine is savoury and fleshy with juicy acidity and lovely minerality which will allow it to cellar short to medium term.  

Winemaking

The Dolcetto grapes were hand picked before being transferred to an open fermenter where they were hand plunged to add complexity and texture. Once the wine finished alcoholic fermentation, the free run juice was drained and the skins lightly pressed. The wine settled for a day before it was transferred to barrels for malic acid fermentation. It was aged in barrel for 12 months before being blended, fined and bottled.

Maturation

Type of oak: 20% Gamba, 30% Nevers, 20% Fontainebleau, 30% Allier
Oak age: 20% new oak
Oak toasting: 100% medium
Fining agent: Light egg white
Filtration: Crossflow

Final Analysis

Final alcohol: 13% Alc/Vol
Final acid: 6.29 g/L

pH: 3.46


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  • KING VALLEY CRAFT

Diversity. Expression. Purity. Our place in the King Valley—with its gently undulating slopes providing a wide range of microclimates—is the perfect home for crafting nuanced and characterful Italian varieties. 

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