Winemaker Notes
The color is intense with violet hues. The nose has typical fruitiness with notes of cherry and red berries. Good acidity and mild tannins on the palate.
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Wine Enthusiast
Blackberries macerating in thyme and savory spice aromas waft from the glass, followed by subtl floral notes. Damson plums and hints of leather lend depth and elegance to the palate, while balanced tannins lead to a distinct and present earthy finish.
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Wine Spectator
Opulent, with a velvety texture providing a backdrop for cherry, raspberry, floral and light chocolate flavors. Dense yet balanced, this powers through on the long finish. Drink now through 2028.
An easy drinking red with soft fruity flavors—but catchy tannins, Dolcetto is often enjoyed in its native Piedmont on a casual weekday night, or for apertivo (the canonical Piedmontese pre-dinner appetizer hour). Somm Secret—In most of Piedmont, easy-ripening Dolcetto is relegated to the secondary sites—the best of which are reserved for the king variety: Nebbiolo. However, in the Dogliani zone it is the star of the show, and makes a more serious style of Dolcetto, many of which can improve with cellar time.
The hills of Dogliani, just to the south of the Barolo zone, produce the very best Dolcetto wines in the world. Its rolling hills reach higher elevations than those of Barolo and the area maintains strong Dolcetto vineyards as well as groves of hazelnut trees, farmland, pastures, and forests. Dogliani became its own DOCG in 2005; in order for a Dolcetto to be classified as Dogliani DOCG, it must come from one of the following communes: Bastia Mondovì, Belvedere Langhe, Clavesana, Cigliè, Dogliani, Farigliano, Monchiero, Rocca Cigliè, Roddino and Somano. Dogliani DOCG must have a deep red color, elegance, intense fruit, and aromas of currants, raspberry, and blackberry.