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Rocco Rosso, Dolcetto di Ovada, Cascina Il Rocco - 2009

Item # 17837 | (750)mL

Color: Red
Vintage: 2009
Country: Italy

Region: Piedmont
Producer: Cascina Il Rocco
Grape Variety: Dolcetto

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Bottle Price: $11.99
Case of 12: $129.49

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Tasting Notes

This winery is located in the ancient town of Castelletto d'Orba in Piedmont. The wine is made from the red Dolcetto grape and is the epitome of a ''soft'' red. The tannins are silky and the fruit is dark: it's just a little bit too easy to finish this bottle all by yourself.

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Piedmont

The most famous grape in Piedmont is the noble Nebbiolo, which makes the long-lived Barolo and Barbaresco. There are plenty of Nebbiolo-based wines that are quite enjoyable in their youth, however, often produced in smaller, lesser-known regions such as Ghemme or Gattinara. Several other Piedmontese grapes make striking and delicious wines: Pelaverga produces light-colored reds with distinctive...
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Dolcetto

A red grape variety grown in Piedmont and nearly nowhere else. Dolcetto-based wines are not sweet, as many people might surmise on hearing the name; the Piedmontese declared it "dolce" only because it is lower in acid than the wines they're used to. Dolcettos are usually meant to be enjoyed young. Some of the best ones come from the area around the town of Alba.

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