Elio Altare Dolcetto d'Alba 2018
Red
Dolcetto d, Italy
6.9
WineSaint
Gorgeous energy and depth for Dolcetto. Wild cherry and dark plum flow with unexpected grace, while cedar, tobacco and leather add compelling secondary layers. Altare transforms this humble variety into something genuinely compelling.
wild cherrydark plumcedartobacco
Label
Elio Altare
→Elio Altare is one of the founding figures of the Barolo Boys movement, credited with modernizing Langhe winemaking in the 1980s through shorter macerations and French oak. His estate remains a benchmark for the progressive wing of Piedmont.