The wine region of Dolcetto d'Alba is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Giuseppe Rinaldi or the Domaine Flavio Roddolo produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Dolcetto d'Alba are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Dolcetto d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or black plum and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, cedar or hay.
In the mouth of Dolcetto d'Alba is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 519 estates and châteaux in the of Dolcetto d'Alba, producing 666 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dolcetto d'Alba go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
A very old vine cultivated in the northwest of Italy, in Piedmont to be precise (provinces of Asti and Allessandria). For a long time it was confused with a large number of other Italian grape varieties, which explains why the latter still bear the synonym "brachetto". It is said to be related to the Muscat à petits grains blancs, to be continued! Note that Brachet, known in the Nice region (Alpes maritimes), is not related to Brachetto. Brachetto can be found in Argentina, Italy, etc. It is virtually unknown in France.
red wines from the region of Dolcetto d'Alba go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), eggplant lasagna or caramelized lamb mice.
On the nose in the region of Dolcetto d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Dolcetto d'Alba is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
