Alario Claudio 2022 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba Superiore "Sori Pradurent" 750ml

Diano d'Alba is Dolcetto's most serious address — the only place the grape earns DOCG and where sorì, the steepest sun-facing slopes, are individually named. Alario's family estate dates to 1900, and Dolcetto remains Claudio's true love; he bottles three, each single-vineyard. Pradurent sits at 400 metres with superb exposure, Guyot-trained, hand-picked mid-September, fermented in rotary tanks and aged ten months in third-passage barriques — used wood, so texture without oak flavour. Deep purple. Cherry and plum jam, dark florals and bitter almond. Rich and enveloping, with silky, well-judged tannin and a long finish.

Pairing: agnolotti del plin, braised rabbit, salumi, Toma cheese.