2021 Cascina Corte Dolcetto, Dogliani Classico, Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE The wine comes from vines planted in 1958 on blue tufa and limestone soils. All their wines are vinified in stainless steel vats and then, depending on the wine, aged for 18 months in demi muids (600L casks) and foudres. There has also been a development with the amphora line. The wines are then bottled with a minimum addition of sulfur if necessary for the conservation of the wines intended for cellar aging. The Dolcetto San Luigi

Thanks to his rigorous approach and deep regional knowledge

oak from barrel aging (100% new air-dried oak

the grapes were de-stemmed then fermented in small lots

Textbook Cabernet Sauvignon

Interestingly

Tirage and second fermentation in the bottle (typical of the traditional method for sparkling wine) for a minimum of 12 months and often longer

Very aromatic nose with red fruit carrying into the palate

Manual and mechanical harvesting

the Stéphane Riffault works 33 different parcels in 8 different lieu-dits spread across 4 villages

A star of the "new Portugal

and a Pét-Nat Pinot Grigio

Born and raised in New York State