# Dogliani Altare di Altare Nicholas (2025)

- **Producer:** Azienda Agricola Altare di Altare Nicholas
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Dolcetto
- **Region:** Piemonte, Italy
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 13.0%
- **Average price:** €19
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 14–16 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** blueberry, raspberry, cherry, lavender, fennel

## About this wine

For five generations, the Altare family cultivated grapes in Dogliani and sold them to local cooperatives. In 2015, young winemaker Nicholas Altare took over the family vineyards, bottling wine under his own name while mentoring under legendary Barolo vigneron Ferdinando Principiano. In 2018, Nicholas restored his cellar in Borgata Valdiberti. Managing approximately 2.5 hectares of organically farmed vines in the San Luigi sub-zone, Nicholas Altare is recognized as one of the most exciting young talents in Piedmont, crafting pure, unadorned expressions of Dogliani terroir.

## Interesting facts

- Nicholas Altare trained alongside legendary Barolo vigneron Ferdinando Principiano before bottling his own wines.
- The vines average 50 years of age and are situated in the prized San Luigi sub-zone of Dogliani.
- Aged exclusively in concrete tanks for 10 months to preserve vibrant fruit purity without oak influence.

## Food pairing

Dolcetto from Dogliani features vibrant acidity, bright fruit, and supple tannins. These traits make it ideal for classic Piedmontese cuisine, slicing through rich pork ragùs and harmonizing seamlessly with earthy mushroom dishes and cured meats.

## Wine making process

Grapes from 50-year-old vines in iron-rich calcareous clay soils are hand-harvested and de-stemmed. Spontaneous fermentation occurs with indigenous yeasts, followed by a three-week skin maceration. The wine matures exclusively in large concrete tanks for 10 months without any oak contact to preserve natural fruit purity and terroir expression. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal added sulfur.