Bretta Rossa

In Tagliolo Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria, Bretta Rossa cultivates Dolcetto on a hillock at 400 meters, overlooking the Stura and Orba valleys. Its sole denomination, Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG, challenges a grape variety often relegated to everyday consumption: after at least twelve months in wood, the wine acquires unexpected complexity and a marked aptitude for aging, without losing its inherent drinkability. Among the leading producers of the denomination, the company demonstrates how the Ovada area can push Dolcetto towards refinement. The altitude, exposure, and cellar work all contribute in the same direction: to restore depth to a wine that elsewhere is drunk young and unpretentious. It's an interpretation that overturns expectations, making this Monferrato hillock a testing ground for the grape's less-told potential, one that demands time and rewards patience with wines of surprising longevity.

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