critic reviews
The Elio Altare 2018 Dolcetto d'Alba is precise and sharp with blueberry, black currant and tart cranberry. The wine offers bright and vivid primary fruit with dusty mineral notes at the back that recall crushed aspirin or limestone. The overall effect is simple and fresh, but you don't need much more to get satisfaction out of a cheerful and food-friendly wine such as this.
The 2018 Dolcetto d'Alba is a very pretty wine with terrific varietal character to match its mid-weight personality. Although Dolcetto does not get a ton of love, it has long been one of the many strong suits here. The 2018 is a bit lighter than most editions—that is the vintage—but it also has terrific nuance as well as complexity, with hints of leather, cedar, licorice and tobacco wrapped around a core of dark plum fruit.