Ca' del Bric

In Montaldo Bormida, one of the twenty-two municipalities in the Ovada area, Ca' del Bric works with a grape that elsewhere is synonymous with immediate simplicity: Dolcetto. Here, the register changes. The winery produces a single denomination, Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG, where the regulations require at least 12.5% alcohol and a full year of aging. These constraints push the grape towards an unexpected depth, yielding wines of structure and complexity rather than mere freshness. It's a case study in how written rules shape the glass: the same variety, subjected to greater concentration and mandatory rest, reveals stratifications that basic versions do not offer. The shared terroir of the twenty-two municipalities provides a common backdrop, but the choice of Superiore marks the distinction. Visitors to the winery can read this difference directly in a vertical tasting of vintages: booking a tasting in Montaldo Bormida means seeing how discipline and territory converge, bottle after bottle.

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