Dolcetto etto etto ey ey ey
Just heard that addictive Umbrella song so that explains the title…
Wine Library TV episode #302 inspired this post and my drink of choice for tonight. Native to the Piedmont region of Italy, Dolcetto is often overshadowed by the leading nebiolo and barbera grape varieties. As a result, Dolcetto frequently yields tremendous QPR. Onto the wine…
The 2005 Giacomo Grimaldi Dolcetto d’Alba presented with a vegetal-peppery nose followed by a pleasingly tannic raspberry/blackberry flavor. At $13 this blows most wines in that price range clear out of the water. Solid 89, great effort!
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Dolcetto is probably the most popular wine here in The Langhe region of Piedmont. I think the reasons are that the quality is excellent and the price is really affordable. Here in the Alba region you can buy a good bottle of Dolcetto for Euros 3.50. The Barbera is a slightly heavier wine and costs around 5 Euros for a good sample.
A lot of great wine comes from the Piedmont region, and the Giacomo Grimaldi Dolcetto d’Alba is one of my very local wines and not to be overlooked!