2024 Fletcher Wines 'Cantina della Stazione' Dolcetto d' Alba, Piedmont, Italy Helicon first racking in summer

first racking in summer

followed by aging for 18 months in oak barrels (30% new oak)

and a long

The older wine gives the dried fruit and spicy-nutty flavors

The palate is creamy and full-bodied

2024 Fletcher Wines 'Cantina della Stazione' Dolcetto d' Alba, Piedmont, Italy Helicon first racking in summerDave'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