Aged Dolcetto is an elusive find. In the patient hands of Flavio Roddolo, we gain a glimpse of how Dolcetto’s vibrant fruit and chalky tannins aged over time. Showing the traits of a warm vintage, his 2017 is packed with dark cherries and savory spices, interwoven with earth, game and dried violets... just a lot going on here, but it drinks easy and has lost none of its vibrancy. Flavio farms a few hectar of vines organically with biodynamic influences, at the highest altitudes of the Monforte d’Alba in Barolo. He ferments naturally and ages in large neutral casks for several years.
BODY: medium
CHARACTER: juicy, bold and integrated
VARIETAL: Dolcetto
REGION: Bricco Appiani, Monforte d’Alba
FARMING: organic with biodynamic preparation
VINIFICATION: native yeast fermented, aging in neutral casks
