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Dolcetto d'Alba 2016 75cl

DOC | DOlcetto d'Alba | Piemonte | Italy
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Critics scores
90 By Robert Parker
Fruit for the 2016 Dolcetto d'Alba is sourced from the Bricco Ambrogio vineyard in Roddi. Most of this site is planted to Nebbiolo, but a small part is dedicated to Dolcetto. The vines are 60-years-old and the clusters are very small in size and concentrated in flavor. You definitely taste that extra intensity here. Dolcetto has a tendency to taste jammy in the hot years, Paolo Scavino tells me, but these older vines ripen later than average and this risk is reduced. Dolcetto also tends to go into reductive phases so the wine sees more racking as a result. This vintage delivers good layering with a bold and almost impenetrable wall of dark berry fruit at the front.
Producer
Azienda Vitivinicola Paolo Scavino
Paolo Scavino is one of Italy’s leading estates, they have produced the finest examples of Barolos since the 1920s. Established by Scavino family, Enrico Scavino has been at the helm of this estate for many years. A visionary in the vinous field, Enrico is one of the main figures responsible for Piedmont’s astonishing reputation. The Paolo Scavino estate is home to the greatest 29 hectares of vineyard holdings in the region, including the leading Crus of Barolo - Cannubi, Bric dël Fiasc and Rocche dell’Annuziata. Vinifying the wines parcel by parcel allows the domaine to perfect their wines. Today, Enrico’s daughters, Elisa and Enrica help manage the estate. Their flagship, Bric dël Fiasc symbolizes one of the earlier examples of Barolo single-vineyard bottlings, with the first vintage being produced in 1978.