Winery La BiòcaRicciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore
Red wine
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 Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore from the Winery La Biòca
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore of Winery La Biòca in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore of Winery La Biòca in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore
Pairings that work perfectly with Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore
Original food and wine pairings with Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore
The Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore of Winery La Biòca matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of wild boar with honey, salmon lasagna or couscous merguez.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Biòca's Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore.
Discover the grape variety: Baroque
From a morphological point of view, Baroque seems to have common origins with Tannat. Still called Blanc Bordelais, this white grape variety is distinguished essentially by the characteristics of its leaves. Those that are still young are both yellowish and downy. Their bumps have a somewhat bronzed appearance. The adult leaves have angular teeth. The leaves are not very three-lobed and have a pubescent, downy blade. The Baroque is grown in the Adour basin, mainly in Tursan and in certain vineyards in the Gers. Its production area is therefore not very large. This grape variety manages to resist oidium, unlike other varieties, and its harvest must be well done and free of rot. The harvest must be well done and free of rot, which leads to a better result and a more successful wine production. Moreover, the development of Baroque must be slowed down in time, bearing in mind that this type of grape variety only matures about twenty days after Chasselas.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore from Winery La Biòca are 2016, 2017, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery La Biòca
The Winery La Biòca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 40 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: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
