Enjoyed this Dolcetto at an outstanding Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, NY called Locanda Vini e Olii where it was served as what I’ll call the house wine.

This wine from Piedmont is light-medium bodied and is a good option at dinner where it must be paired with various dishes.

On the nose, the 2008 Enzo Boglietti Dolcetto d’Alba is fruity, a little musty and earthy. In the mouth, it’s not as light, fruity and sweet (Dolcetto translates to “little sweet one”) as this varietal typically is.  It’s more structured with a good amount of tannins with unexpected earthy, wild raspberry and smoky flavors.

Nice (and somewhat atypical), no-nonsense Dolcetto that should please a wide array of palates.

Around $17.