Dolcetto d’Alba, Oddero 2008

Wine tasting with Maria Cristina Oddero early January at The Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo. Simple wine, made from 100% Dolcetto and vinified in stainless steel to keep intact its primary aromas typical of this grape. Following are my tasting notes.

Dolcetto d’Alba, Oddero 2008 | 14/20
The color is a fairly deep ruby red with violet tints. The viscosity is revealed with arches which descend to the bottom of the glass rather quickly. The first nose is vinous, alcoholic, fruity, without any scent of wood.
At the second nose I find hints of red fruits with notes of acidity (raspberries and blueberries), a light scent of banana. The alcohol is quite high, the taste turns later to more mature fruit flavors like black cherry. Notes of “wild” that are already evolving.

The palate is quite acid, no alcohol, medium body. Persistence is quite long, easy to drink. When tasted with my french sommeliers, they found it rather disappointing, although I must say that they are not familiar with the typical aromas of Dolcetto ready to drink and are always looking for complexity in every wine. I would say that this is an unpretentious Dolcetto, without any particular praise, quite anonymous, with an alcohol level rather high.