Wines made from Dolcetto nero grapes of Dolcetto d'Alba
Discover the best wines made with Dolcetto nero as a single variety or as a blend of Dolcetto d'Alba.
More informations about the variety Dolcetto nero
An Italian variety that is very present in Piedmont, it is also found in Argentina and France, where it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. Dolcetto nero would be the sweet black one. However, the one we encountered, both at Daumas-Gassac in Aniane in the Hérault and at Pouzols-Minervois in the Aude, does not have the same ampelographic characteristics: the first difference is that the petiolar point and the veins are wine red and not green like those of the douce noire.
More informations about the region of Piedmont
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.
What are the typical flavors of the Dolcetto nero grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 15% of Dolcetto nero
- Black fruitPresent in 14% of Dolcetto nero
- EarthPresent in 13% of Dolcetto nero
- SpicesPresent in 13% of Dolcetto nero
- OakPresent in 12% of Dolcetto nero
- Non oakPresent in 11% of Dolcetto nero
- MicrobioPresent in 10% of Dolcetto nero
- VegetalPresent in 8% of Dolcetto nero
- FloralPresent in 8% of Dolcetto nero
- Dried fruitPresent in 6% of Dolcetto nero
- CherryPresent in 4% of Dolcetto nero
- OakyPresent in 4% of Dolcetto nero
- BlackberryPresent in 4% of Dolcetto nero
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Dolcetto nero
- VioletPresent in 4% of Dolcetto nero
- PlumPresent in 4% of Dolcetto nero
- RaspberryPresent in 4% of Dolcetto nero
- EarthyPresent in 3% of Dolcetto nero
- BlueberryPresent in 3% of Dolcetto nero
- StrawberriesPresent in 3% of Dolcetto nero