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Dale Williams wrote:Had a few that lasted (I think about 15 years the oldest), but never one that I thought better than on release. Even though Dolcetto can be pretty tannic, the tannic ones seem to fade fruit faster than they resolve tannins. But that' s just me, I know some age.
Oliver McCrum wrote:Dale Williams wrote:Had a few that lasted (I think about 15 years the oldest), but never one that I thought better than on release. Even though Dolcetto can be pretty tannic, the tannic ones seem to fade fruit faster than they resolve tannins. But that' s just me, I know some age.
It's odd, given the evident tannins that the best Dolcettos show, but they don't age. I love Dolcetto but I always drink it on the young side.
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Robin Garr wrote:Joining the chorus, I'm fairly familiar with Dolcetto, enjoy it. and have never had any luck with aging it. Nor have I ever visited a producer who seeks to do so or who keeps any well-cellared bottles on hand to pull out for visitors. Dolcetto simply seems to be one of those grapes that makes a tannic wine without the longevity on the fruit side that's needed to outlive the tannins and evolve into something interesting. The fruit fades, the tannins stay, and that's the end of the story.
In an interesting side note, I've long been bemused by the curious circumstance that Dolcetto and Barbera d'Asti, which we might call Piemonte's "short-term" reds to be enjoyed while the Nebbiolo-based big boys are maturing, are opposites in terms of their acid profile: Dolcetto is high tannin, low acid. Barbera is low tannin, high acid.
"Hey," I once speculated. "What if I took a splash of each and mixed them in one glass? Would it end up with just-right tannins and just-right acidity?"
The short answer is, naah. Don't try this at home, all you get is a glass of boring red.
Rahsaan wrote:Almost enough to make one believe in the old saw about certain grapes being more 'noble' than others!
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