Winery Sassaia - Dolcetto di Ovada

Winery Sassaia Dolcetto di Ovada

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The Dolcetto di Ovada of Winery Sassaia is a red wine from the region of Dolcetto di Ovada of Piémont.
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 di Ovada from the Winery Sassaia

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dolcetto di Ovada of Winery Sassaia in the region of Piémont is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sassaia's Dolcetto di Ovada.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mara

Intraspecific cross between gamay noir and reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From these same parents he also obtained the gamaret and the garanoir. It should not be confused with the Romanian direct producer hybrid, also black, resulting from an interspecific cross between 12 303 Seyve-Villard and ozana. Mara is mainly cultivated in Switzerland and is virtually unknown in France.

Informations about the Winery Sassaia

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dolcetto di Ovada in the region of Piémont

The Winery Sassaia is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Dolcetto di Ovada to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 150000 of of Italy wines
In the top 900 of of Dolcetto di Ovada wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 750000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dolcetto di Ovada

The wine region of Dolcetto di Ovada is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castello di Tagliolo or the Domaine Rocco di Carpeneto produce mainly wines red, sparkling and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Dolcetto di Ovada are Cortese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Dolcetto di Ovada often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, plum or red cherry and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or red fruit.


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 France/provence">Provence, France.

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