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.
Mainly cultivated in the south-western part of France, white Jurançon is part of the Cognac and Armagnac grape varieties. It is not related to Jurançon Noir, even though it is quite similar. This grape variety comes from a cross with the white gouais and is in the process of disappearing. Its young leaves are bubbled and downy. The more mature ones have 5 lobes and a petiolar sinus. Jurançon Blanc has small, compact clusters and medium-sized berries. It is hardy and vigorous. Jurançon blanc is associated with an average budburst. This variety is upright. To avoid exhaustion, it is recommended to prune it short. Jurançon often suffers from gray mold, mildew and powdery mildew. Its maturity is early in the third period. In other words, this grape variety matures 20 days after Chasselas. The white wines obtained with white Jurançon are low in alcohol, acid and neutral. If they are distilled, the result is an eau de vie that is not very strong and not very marked.
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 piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, pasta salmon - fresh cream or tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with....
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.
