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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.40
90% of the Camerano, Dolcetto d'Alba is planted in the middle of their estate grown, cru Terlo vineyard. The result...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.68
On the nose, an intense and persistent fruit aroma. This wine is dry, with a well-balanced, and velvety texture....
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.87
12 bottles: $24.37
The grapes used to produce this wine come from vineyards located on hills that were formed in the most recent...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.80
12 bottles: $20.38
Tenuous straw-yellow color, at times with a pale old-gold tone. Fruity odor with clean scents of green hazelnuts and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
The intriguing aromatics of this wine have notes of gardenia, lemon verbena, white nectarine, roasted hazelnut and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
A bright young dolcetto with clean, plummy fruit and a characteristic fruit-tea note. Medium body with fresh acidity...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $47.12
The Giacosa family does a great job with its high-end wines and its entry-level products alike. The 2020 Roero Arneis...
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Arneis Dolcetto Mencia 2020

The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.

In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.