OLEK BONDONIO
Dolcetto d’Alba 2021
Piedmont, Italy
Dolcetto from vines up to forty years old planted in his Altavilla vineyard, high in the hills above the city of Alba. This spent a fortnight on skins, before being pressed off to stainless steel for a year of rest. The age of the plants, clay soils and southern exposition have produced a Dolcetto of unusual concentration and complexity, with black fruits and a pleasant earthiness at the fore.
Dolcetto
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Olek Bondonio has become one of the most sought after names in Barbaresco.
He grew up in the family’s farmhouse, ‘La Berchialla’, which sits amongst Barbaresco’s most famous crus and has been in his family for 200 years.
He used to visit the farmhouse each summer, studying the vineyard workers with intent. A seed was sown and after conquering Italy as a snowboarder, he turned his mind to wine, working in the Langhe and also abroad before returning home to look after the family’s vineyards.
Olek is lucky enough to work with some of the very best sites in Piemonte and does everything he can to make sure each wine speaks of this wonderful place.
Vineyard work is fantastic, with a real attention to detail borne from doing everything himself, while his winemaking exhibits a patience beyond his years.
The resulting wines are pure, old-fashioned expressions of Piemonte’s many wonderful grapes.