Dolcetto di Ovada DOC
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The one place where dolcetto is treated as the main event rather than the house pour. Ovada's clay and limestone hills near Liguria give a darker, more tannic, more ageworthy wine: blackberry, black cherry, cocoa, dried herbs, a real bitter almond grip, and enough structure to go five to ten years. The Superiore level was split off as its own DOCG in 2008. Historically the most serious dolcetto in Piedmont, and still underpriced.
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Luigi Tacchino
Dolcetto di Ovada Du Riva
The reference bottling from Castelletto d'Orba; dark, dense, cocoa and blackberry, tannin that softens with two or three years.
$22 to $28Wine-SearcherRossi Contini
Dolcetto di Ovada Vigneto Ninan
Single-vineyard, more floral and lifted; a small estate that rarely leaves Italy.
$20 to $25Wine-SearcherLa Guardia
Dolcetto di Ovada
Morbello estate with a track record in Ovada; classic bitter-almond finish, good with salumi.
$16 to $20Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Tacchino | Dolcetto di Ovada Du Riva The reference bottling from Castelletto d'Orba; dark, dense, cocoa and blackberry, tannin that softens with two or three years. | $22 to $28 | Wine-Searcher |
| Rossi Contini | Dolcetto di Ovada Vigneto Ninan Single-vineyard, more floral and lifted; a small estate that rarely leaves Italy. | $20 to $25 | Wine-Searcher |
| La Guardia | Dolcetto di Ovada Morbello estate with a track record in Ovada; classic bitter-almond finish, good with salumi. | $16 to $20 | Wine-Searcher |