2006 Baudana Dolcetto d'Alba (Was $19.99)

SKU #1040088

Luigi Baudana and his wife Florina, after their period at the Enoteca Regionale in Grinzane, have decided to devote themselves full-time to the family estate, consisting of four and a half hectares in the Baudana vineyard. Two and a half of these are planted to dolcetto and the rest are divided between nebbiolo, barbera and chardonnay; this is because, until about ten years ago, for a small farm with few commercial outlets, dolcetto was more profitable than other varieties. The upshot is that Luigi’s Dolcetto annually earns a place among the best of the area. According to the Wine Spectator: "Racy, with almost sharp grapey character, bright acidity and a crisp finish. Needs food. Drink now. 350 cases made." (Web only, 2007)

Price: $13.99

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By: Cindy Westby |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 7/14/2008  | Send Email
I recently discovered this wine at my favorite local Italian restaurant. It was SO delicious with their wood oven pizza, that the very next day at work, I was compelled to fling myself onto the floor, and pound my little fists until Mike "Guido" Parres agreed to buy it for K&L! Maybe it was just the right wine, with the right food, on the right night - but I was crazy for the rich aromatics and the cool black cherry flavors. It has enough ripeness to pair with tomato sauce and enough "cut" for meat and cheese. You could even go uptown and serve it with eggplant parmesan, italian style meatloaf or lamb shanks with olives and tomatoes.

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Varietal:

Dolcetto

- How could you not love a great with a name that means "little sweet one?" But don't let that deceive you. This varietal, grown in Italy's Piedmont, may be a low-acid, fruit-forward red, but it can also have significant tannic structure, particularly those from the Dogliani DOC. Traditionally vinified dry, wines made from Dolcetto tend to have a sweet edge to them, with ripe red fruit flavors and perfumed bouquets. According to the Oxford Companion to Wine, many producers have learned to manage its tannic edge with shorter fermentation. There are a total of seven DOCs that produce Dolcetto: Dolcetto d'Aqui, Dolcetto d'Asti, Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba, Dolcetto delle Langhe Monregalesi, Dolcetto di Dolgiani, Dolcetto di Ovada and Dolcetto d'Alba. Dolcetto is also grown in the Italy's Liguria where it is called Ormeasco.
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Italy

- Once named Enotria for its abundant vineyards, Italy (thanks to the ancient Greeks and Romans) has had an enormous impact on the wine world. From the shores of Italy, the Romans brought grapes and their winemaking techniques to North Africa, Spain and Portugal, Germany, France, the Danube Valley, the Middle East and even England. Modern Italy, which didn't actually exist as a country until the 1870s, once produced mainly simple, everyday wine. It wasn't until the 1970s that Italy began the change toward quality. The 1980s showed incredible efforts and a lot of experimentation. The 1990s marked the real jump in consistent quality, including excellence in many Region that had been indistinct for ages. The entire Italian peninsula is seeing a winemaking revolution and is now one of the most exciting wine Region in the world. For our entire Italian wine selection, click here. Click for a list of bestselling items from all of Italy.