📜 Dolcetto d'Alba
An everyday red wine from Dolcetto grown on the Langhe hills around Alba.
Dolcetto d'Alba is an Italian wine with a protected name (PDO) from Piedmont. It is made on the Langhe hills around the town of Alba. It is a red still wine from the Dolcetto grape and is one of the everyday wines of the area.
The grape's name means little sweet one, but the wine is dry. It is dark in colour, with soft tannins and low acidity. It smells of plum, black cherry and almond. In Piedmont it is usually drunk young, with a meal, rather than aged for years. For the Langhe it plays the role of a simple red at home: it is drunk at the table every day.
The wine is closely tied to the Langhe, where the more famous Barbaresco and Barolo are made nearby from the Nebbiolo grape. Dolcetto ripens earlier than Nebbiolo, so it is planted on less favoured slopes. The grape is found elsewhere in Piedmont, but Alba is regarded as its main home. It is served slightly chilled.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Dolcetto d'Alba ← main grape of ← 🍇 Dolcetto → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Langhe
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Dolcetto
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 Still wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Dolcetto d'Alba?
A dry red wine from the Dolcetto grape, from the Langhe hills around Alba in Piedmont.
Why does the name mean little sweet one if the wine is dry?
It is the grape's name and does not describe the sweetness of the finished wine.
How is it drunk?
Usually young and slightly chilled, with everyday food.
Similar
📜 Dogliani · 📜 Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba · 📜 Dolcetto d'Asti · 📜 Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore · 📜 Verduno Pelaverga · 📜 Barbaresco
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