il Volo Dolcetto 2025

Lots of rain in January - about 100mm. But February and March had very little. Being dry and with lots of sun, the grapes ripened well with lots of colour.

Harvested on March 13, which is about one week earlier than normal. The fruit was in excellent condition with high sugars, great colour and ripe tannins. Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' and refers not to the wine but to the bunches being large but the berries very small. And they ripen early in the summer, making them sweet.

We fermented the fruit in open top vats, leaving the skins in the wine for an extended period. In Piedmonte, where Dolcetto is primarily grown and made, the wines are generally released young, with little or no oak. The intention is for them to be consumed young as well. We tried to replicate this method with our 2025 il Volo Dolcetto.

Deep ruby with rich tannins, this is a wine brimming with dark red berries. Like an excellent Italian Dolcetto, this also has amazing aromatics- leaping from the glass.

Absolutely delicious, and very reminiscent of the best Italian examples.