Dolcetto d'Alba "Basarin," Castello di Neive

Dolcetto d'Alba "Basarin," Castello di Neive - 1997

Item # 39720 750mL

Alba's Basarin vineyard is planted exclusively to Dolcetto, and the wine produced from its grapes is well known. Complex and serious, this Dolcetto requires a few years aging in steel before bottling. Ageworthy and singular, this can be enjoyed for decades.
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Color
Red
Vintage
1997
Country
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Sub-Region
Alba
Producer
Castello di Neive
Grape Variety
Dolcetto
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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 notes of strawberry, cherry, and pink peppercorn. The red Freisa is vinified in a variety of styles:...

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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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