Sunday, April 13, 2008

Wine Review: S. Orsola 2006 Dolcetto D’Alba


Name: Dolcetto D’Alba
Producer: S. Orsola
Region: Italy – Piedmont - Alba
Classification: DOC
Type: Red Wine
Variety: Dolcetto
Year/Vintage: 2006
Bottle Size: 750ml
Purchased: $8.99, Total Wine & More, February, 2008
Date Logged: 04/11/2008
Pairing(s): Tomato-based Pasta
My Rating: 1 star

I’m still looking for a good Dolcetto D’Alba…this wasn’t one of them. Uninteresting for the most part and not delicious. It had a little fruit and maybe some licorice flavors on the palate, but the finish was unpleasantly bitter. I understand that this type of finish is supposedly typical of Dolcetto, but it just seemed awkward and out of balance to me…disappointing.

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