Winemaker Notes
Bric del Salto Dolcetto d’Alba has a ruby red colour with brilliant hues. In the nose, hints of black cherry and juniper berries merge in a fresh and silky way on the palate, helping this wine to gain complexity as it ages. Both the profile and structure of this wine show an approach to vinification which highlights elegance while protecting the delicate and fragile Dolcetto grapes.
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Vinous
The 2024 Dolcetto d'Alba Bric del Salto is gorgeous. Aromatic, gracious and light on its feet, the 2024 is an absolute delight. It reminds me of the wines of another era when ripeness and alcohols were more modest than they are today, but with a contemporary sense of precision. Blue fruit, lavender, mint, spice and licorice caress the palate. This is lovely.
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.
An historic village situated right in between the famous regions of Barolo and Barbaresco, Alba is also the name for the larger wine region surrounding the village.
In a sense, “Alba” is a catch-all phrase, and includes the declassified Nebbiolo wines made in Barolo and Barbaresco, as well as the Nebbiolo grown just outside of these regions’ borders. In fact, Nebbiolo d’Alba is a softer, less tannic and more fruit-forward wine ready to drink within just a couple years of bottling. It is a great place to start if you want to begin to understand the grape. Likewise, the even broader category of Langhe Nebbiolo offers approachable and value-driven options as well.
Barbera, planted alongside Nebbiolo in the surrounding hills, and referred to as Barbera d’Alba, takes on a more powerful and concentrated personality compared to its counterparts in Asti.
Dolcetto is ubiquitous here and, known as Dolcetto d'Alba, can be found casually served alongside antipasti on the tables of Alba’s cafes and wine bars.
Not surprisingly, given its location, Alba is recognized as one of Italy’s premiere culinary destinations and is the home of the fall truffle fair, which attracts visitors from worldwide every year.