Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOC Superiore "Garabei" 2021

It is called Garabei and is a Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG, Superiore. Abrigo Giovanni proposes it, indicating it as 'the highest expression of Dolcetto' among those produced by the family. Complex and elegant, Garabei (its creators assure) has great ageing potential. A curiosity about the name. Garabei is the name of the estate's oldest plot, whose planting dates back to before 1968. Over 50-year-old vines with different rootstocks and clones give Garabei great complexity. The vineyard is located on a very steep hill. Here the soil is poor and dry with great variability in terms of materials. Harvested by hand, as is customary for the beautiful Piedmontese winery, followed by traditional vinification in temperature-controlled steel tanks. For the subsequent ageing phase, the wine remains in cement vats until the summer following the harvest, undergoing only a few racking for natural decantation and stabilisation. Then, after bottling, the wine matures for a further 6 months in the bottle before release. Intense ruby red with violet reflections typical of Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba. The nose reveals a scent of cherries in spirit, wild black cherries and red fruits. In the mouth it is powerful and at the same time elegant, with dense and enveloping tannins. The good natural acidity preserves the flavour and supports a soft and persistent finish. Excellent as an antipasto, this Dolcetto goes well with mature hams, hard cheeses, stuffed pasta, grilled vegetables and light main courses.