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750ml
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$19.90
$20.88
6 bottles:
$17.50
Ruby red in colour. On the nose, fragrant, fruity bouquet with hints of flowers. This is a very versatile piedmontese...
750ml
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$16.94
12 bottles:
$16.60
This classic Dolcetto has an intense ruby color with violet reflections. The aroma is strong and fruity with notes of...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.70
12 bottles:
$11.47
A bright young dolcetto with clean, plummy fruit and a characteristic fruit-tea note. Medium body with fresh acidity...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.94
12 bottles:
$13.66
• 100% Dolcetto.
• From 1.5ha of vines.
• Grown in calcareous soils.
• Maceration with the skins for 4-5 days...
750ml
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$17.85
$18.40
12 bottles:
$17.49
Colour: Brilliant ruby red with violet reflections.
Bouquet: Intense and persistent, reminiscent of cherries, ribes,...
750ml
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$14.44
$16.04
Red ruby colour tending to the violet; fresh and fragrant at the nose, with notes recalling the ripe cherry and plum....
750ml
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$17.85
Floral aromas, with crisp notes of sweet spice. On the palate, giving plums and dark berries, with intensity and...
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Giuseppe Rinaldi Dolcetto D'alba 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$63.95
Rinaldi's 2017 Dolcetto d'Alba brings together the richness of the vintage with a super-classic feel. Sweet dark...
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Giuseppe Rinaldi Dolcetto D'alba 2021
750ml - Case of 12
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$44.95
The 2021 Dolcetto d'Alba is delicate, slender and super-classic. Blue/purplish fruit, cloves, licorice and lavender...
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Giuseppe Rinaldi Dolcetto D'alba 2022
750ml - Case of 12
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$44.95
The 2022 Dolcetto d'Alba is soft, juicy and easy to like. Succulent red cherry, plum, rose petal and licorice are all...
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Giuseppe Rinaldi Dolcetto D'alba 2022
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.14
The 2022 Dolcetto d'Alba is soft, juicy and easy to like. Succulent red cherry, plum, rose petal and licorice are all...
Dolcetto Italy United States
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.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.