Winemaker Notes
Ruby red in color with violet tints, the Langhe Dolcetto DOC entices the senses with notes of juicy black cherries, black currants and violets. This wine is very elegant and velvety with harmonious flavors and a pleasantly bitter aftertaste.
This wine is highly recommended with vegetable pastas, roasted game hens or pork tenderloin with cranberry sauce.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This has more of an earthy character with chocolate and hazelnuts with ripe, wild berries in the background. Medium-bodied with depth and succulence to the fruit and polished tannin structure. Chalky and mineral on the finish with hints of herbs and spices.
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Vinous
The 2022 Langhe Dolcetto is a very pretty, floral wine with lovely red cherry fruit and fine balance. This mid-weight, old-school Dolcetto is an absolute delight. The style is one more of restraint and freshness rather than power.
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.