89 Points | International Wine Cellar , March 2010
($22) Bright, deep red-ruby. Less perfumed on the nose than the 2008 example, conveying black fruits, dark chocolate, violet and menthol. Supple on entry, then broad, chocolatey and rich, but with less verve and definition to its fruit flavors than the 2007. The tannins dust the front teeth. (Vinifera Imports, Ronkonkoma NY
87 Points | Wine Spectator
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Italy, like France, offers a world of wine styles within a single country: dry
Italian white wines ranging from lively and minerally to powerful and full-bodied; cheap
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Dolcetto
With Barbera, Dolcetto is one of the two "everyday" wines of the Piedmont region in Italy. While the most favorable growing sites here are reserved for Barolo and Barbaresco, winemakers plant Dolcetto widely where the temperamental Nebbiolo grape doesn't thrive. As Dolcetto is not made to age, but rather intended for more immediate consumption...
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