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Dolcetto Poderi D. Collinetta
Dolcetto ‘little sweet one’ is a major grape of Piedmonte – the everyday wine of the local people of the Langhe hills. The vineyards for Poderi della Collinetta are around the areas of Neviglie e Barolo.
The wine is soft but has a quite pronounced character , typical of the grapes it comes from. It is smooth and balanced and also has a touch of complex spiciness. It has strong pigments and high tannins so a short maceration – about 6 days – and vinification in stainless steel tanks gives a full, fruity wine with a dry lingering aftertaste.
Poderi della Collinetta are wines made with the great passion of a famous winemaker, Roberto Sarotto. He has a strong belief in traditional values, but at the same time not afraid to take new ways and can be considered a“local pioneer” in the wine field.
Food matching: it is a very versatile wine and it represents an excellent match with starters like salami and raw ham, with soups and pasta, light red meat and some fatty fish like eel and salmon. It is regarded by the local people as a wine which can be slightly chilled in summer months and sipped with many cold starter dishes.
Additional Information
Grape Varieties: Dolcetto
Alcohol/VOL: 13.5%
Vintage: 2016
Other: Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tasting Notes:
A deep ruby red that gives full, fruity wine with a dry lingering aftertaste; smooth and balanced with a touch of complex spiciness.
The Producer
Roberto Sarotto
The Sarotto family trace their history back to the end of the 18th century and from the 1800’s began making wine from their own vineyards. The business underwent expansion from 1870’s to 1930’s -during these years, the family specialised in the production of Dolcetto, exporting it in bulk in wooden barrels as far away as England in the early 1900’s.
The export market was lost with the war, and the vineyards were later decimated by the phylloxera pest. Roberto’s grandfather worked and replanted the vineyards from 1950 but the grapes were sold to dealers until the early 1980’s, when Roberto, graduated from the local winemaking school. Since 1991 all the grapes grown on the estates have been vinified in the winery, and the range of wines produced was extended in the same year with the purchasing of a 20ha in Barolo.