2020 Cascina Corte Dolcetto, Dogliani Classico, Piedmont, Italy

ABOUT 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 sees 10 months in stainless steel before bottling.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

From the producer: "Cascina Corte is a small winery that we, Amalia Battaglia and Sandro Barosi, have brought back to life with passion and enthusiasm. We began dreaming about this lifestyle project of ours a few years ago. It involved restructuring an old farmhouse and launching our very own wine business. This is how we  ended up leaving life in the town and settling in this house in the country, where we now welcome friends and guests alike. Our winery, Cascina Corte, produces a Dogliani San Luigi, a Dolcetto, made with a selection of grape varieties, and a Dogliani Superiore, made with grapes from La Pirochetta, a vineyard planted in 1946 that has always yielded outstanding wines. We have also joined two plots of a hectare and a half each together to create a new vineyard, given over half to Barbera and half to Nebbiolo grapes. When we bought the property, we immediately decided to produce organic wine."