Winery CostaDolcetto d'Alba
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Dolcetto d'Alba from the Winery Costa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Dolcetto d'Alba of Winery Costa in the region of Piedmont is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Dolcetto d'Alba
Pairings that work perfectly with Dolcetto d'Alba
Original food and wine pairings with Dolcetto d'Alba
The Dolcetto d'Alba of Winery Costa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of steak tartare, pork filet mignon with foie gras and rosemary or shoulder of lamb boulangère.
Details and technical informations about Winery Costa's Dolcetto d'Alba.
Discover the grape variety: Rondo
An interspecific cross between Zarya Severa (Sayanets Malengra x Amurensis) - a Russian variety - and Saint Laurent, obtained in 1964 by Vilem Kraus (Czech Republic) and then tested at the Geisenheim Research Institute (Germany). It can be found in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, England, Ireland and Switzerland, but is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dolcetto d'Alba from Winery Costa are 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Costa
The Winery Costa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Dolcetto d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dolcetto d'Alba
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.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Erinosis
Generally benign condition caused by a very small mite. The infested leaves show blisters on the upper surface, sometimes reddish, sometimes green, to which corresponds on the lower surface a dense felting, first pinkish white, then brownish or reddish.
