Winery Villa Contea - Dolcetto d'Alba

Winery Villa ConteaDolcetto d'Alba

3.7
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(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 Villa Contea is a red wine from the region of Dolcetto d'Alba of Piémont.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Dolcetto d'Alba of the Winery Villa Contea is in the top 10 of wines of Dolcetto d'Alba.

Taste structure of the Dolcetto d'Alba from the Winery Villa Contea

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dolcetto d'Alba of Winery Villa Contea in the region of Piémont is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Contea's Dolcetto d'Alba.

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

Discover the grape variety: Bachet

Bachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Aube). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. Bachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Dolcetto d'Alba - 2012
In the top 10 of of Dolcetto d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Dolcetto d'Alba - 2011
In the top 10 of of Dolcetto d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Dolcetto d'Alba - 2010
In the top 10 of of Dolcetto d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Dolcetto d'Alba - 2009
In the top 10 of of Dolcetto d'Alba wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Dolcetto d'Alba from Winery Villa Contea are 2011, 2012, 2009, 2010

Informations about the Winery Villa Contea

The winery offers 69 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dolcetto d'Alba in the region of Piémont

The Winery Villa Contea is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of Dolcetto d'Alba to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 3000 of of Italy wines
In the top 20 of of Dolcetto d'Alba wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.

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