2016 Dolcetto Dogliani San Luigi
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100% Dolcetto. Pale-medium purple, with attractive, floral blackberry fruit and classic bitter-almond complexity. Some clay-earth mineral notes. On the palate, juicy sweet berry fruit is nicely balanced by brisk acidity. Above all, the tannins are ripe and not too firm – often Dolcetto can give rasping, heavy tannins but these work in harmony with the fruit and acidity. Really attractive, easy-but-rich Dolcetto. QGV (TJ)
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Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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This is the perfect wine to serve when you are making homemade pizzas or barbecuing in the backyard. The 2016 Dogliani San Luigi is packed tight with red fruit intensity and a robust mouthfeel that wraps thickly over the palate. Dolcetto is a very versatile grape with an authentic Italian personality.
The 2016 Dogliani San Luigi is terrific. Fresh, aromatically expressive and yet with plenty of depth, the 2016 captures all the richness that is typical of Dolcettos from Dogliani while avoiding the excess weight that can plague some wines. Blue and purplish varietal fruit, lavender, spice and menthol are nicely pushed forward in this very pretty, mid-weight wine.