2024 Fletcher Wines 'Cantina della Stazione' Dolcetto d' Alba, Piedmont, Italy Helicon a stone's throw from Chardonnay

a stone's throw from Chardonnay

first racking in summer

This vineyard consists of mainly German clones with different age and ori­gins

on hard limestone and grey Liassic marls

grape selection happens in the vineyard

2024 Fletcher Wines 'Cantina della Stazione' Dolcetto d' Alba, Piedmont, Italy Helicon a stone's throw from ChardonnayDave's Dolcetto is drawn from 60 year old vines in the Bricco Capre vineyard of Alba. The sites sandy marl over clay provides both aromatic lift and structural precision, keeping yields naturally low and production capped at just 2,000 bottles. Fermentation is carried out with native yeasts in open vats, with manual pigage for gentle extraction, followed by 8 months of aging in neutral barriques over a decade old. The result is a Dolcetto of