Flavio Roddolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2010 Chacra 2024s all hand-carried down the hill

all hand-carried down the hill

honest expression of Tuscan white grapes

This isn’t a training-wheels Chablis

known for limestone soils and maritime influence

Try it in a daiquiri or mixed with spicy ginger beer and lots of lime juice

Flavio Roddolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2010 Chacra 2024s all hand-carried down the hillFlavio Roddolo does things his own way, and that includes treating Dolcetto, usually a simple everyday quaffer, with real ambition. From his vines in Monforte d'Alba, this Dolcetto d'Alba is aged in cask rather than rushed into bottle, giving a wine with unusual depth and staying power for the grape. This 2010 is a back vintage, well past Dolcetto's usual drink young window, which makes it a fascinating proposition: most Dolcetto never gets the chance