Dolcetto d'Alba, Costa di Bussia 2024
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Why this wine
Dolcetto is Piedmont's weekday red, and this is a serious version of it - one 0.83-hectare plot in Bussia, vines planted in the 2000s, six months in tank and no oak. The Sartirano family have farmed the site since 1988 and hold SQNPI certification for it.
At a glance
- Grape
- Dolcetto
- Region
- Piedmont, Italy
- Alcohol
- 12.50%
- Body
- Light
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Drink now (1-3 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Poultry & Pork, Pasta, Cheese
How it tastes
Cherry and blueberry with a wild-berry edge, and the dry almond snap that marks out good Dolcetto on the finish. Smooth and velvety in the mouth, light in body, with moderate acidity, a gentle grip of tannin and a faint spice note at the end. Dolcetto 100%.
The producer
Costa di Bussia has been owned and run by the Sartirano family since 1988, on the Bussia slope near the village of Monforte d'Alba, and holds SQNPI certification covering phytosanitary practice, irrigation and full traceability of the fruit; the estate takes in fifteen hectares of the Campo dei Buoi and Campo del Gatto vineyards. The Dolcetto comes from a single south-east facing plot of 0.83 hectares, planted between 2000 and 2007, Guyot trained and held to a maximum of 90 quintals, on soils that shift between marl-clay and sandstone-marl within the same sub-zone. The grapes were fermented with selected yeasts in stainless steel at 24-25°C over five days, went through malolactic conversion to soften the palate, and rested six months in tank before bottling, with no oak at any point.
Food and drinking
Serve lightly chilled, at 14-16°C. Good with cured meats, mushroom risotto, sausage with lentils, or a mild washed-rind cheese. Drink over the next two to three years, while the fruit is at its freshest. No decanting needed. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.