Winery Cascina CarràDolcetto d'Alba

Red wine of Dolcetto d'Alba of Piémont of Italy

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Dolcetto d'Alba of Winery Cascina Carrà is a red wine from the region of Dolcetto d'Alba of Piémont.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Dolcetto d'Alba from the Winery Cascina Carrà

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Dolcetto d'Alba of Winery Cascina Carrà in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

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Pasta

The Dolcetto d'Alba of Winery Cascina Carrà matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, pasta with walnuts and treviso red salad or original mafé with okra.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cascina Carrà's Dolcetto d'Alba.

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Winery Cascina Carrà

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Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Last vintages of this wine

Dolcetto d'Alba - 2016

In the top 100 of of Dolcetto d'Alba wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of Dolcetto d'Alba from Winery Cascina Carrà are 2016

Informations about the Winery Cascina Carrà

The winery offers 12 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Dolcetto d'Alba in the region of Piémont

The Winery Cascina Carrà is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Dolcetto d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 80000 of of Italy wines

In the top 15000 of of Dolcetto d'Alba wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

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 Piémont

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.

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