I really enjoy collecting (impulse buying) and sometimes even drinking wine and decided to have an easy drinking bottle for a nice game night online with my friend. picked and absolutely delicious bottle that I was excited to try since I've never had Dolcetto before. Happy to say I was not disappointed at all. Piedmont is probably by far my favorite wine region in the world and I'm happy to have another wine under my belt to reach for when i want something thats very easily drinkable.
Upon opening the bottle I was met with an immediate nose of bright and sharp berries. raspberry and black currant. very delightful and delicious. really just inviting me to drink right away.
Deep purple in the glass with not much age showing in the rim. clear with no faults or sediments.
right out the bottle it tastes just as brightly fruited as it smelled. raspberry and black currants melded together into a delightful fruity wine that is just plain good. fairly moderate acidity for my palette which I think helps the wine earn its reputation as very approachable and drinkable. as it developed in the glass with some air the brighter red berry notes start to fall off and more of the black currant is revealed along with some mild notes of licorice which I usually tend to miss but I managed to sus out and appreciate alongside the black currant. some notes of cacao reared its head, but it wasn't especially prevalent, and it passed fairly quickly for me. the wine held together nicely for the nearly 3 hours that it lasted and I enjoyed it to the last drop.
wine wasn't deeply complex or had a long finish but there was definitely plenty of substance there to give it some depth and character.
no harsh alcohol notes or acidity taking over at any point. medium body with good and well-integrated medium tannins. more tannin than a grenache, less than a Cab Sav for sure. this wine was well balanced overall and is something that is just really good value for the price. I think it was about 18-20 dollars when I bought it last year. A great price for a great wine.
I struggled a bit to place the wine in terms of points but I think that 89 Pts is a fair place to put it for me. numbers aside, it was a great wine and that's all that matters.
by Chronos323
3 Comments
Lovely, this style of fruity, easy drinking wine is really starting to appeal to me more and more..great value too!
Dolcettos really are food wines, especially Vajra’s offerings. I know that many winos just buy & drink based on points because they treat vino as cocktails, but it’s a shame since higher-acid bright fruit bottles rarely “score” highly & get overlooked.
Nice, man! I am a great fan of these wines as well