Flavio Roddolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2010 Chacra 2024s and mineral grip—Rosso with Brunello-like

and mineral grip—Rosso with Brunello-like pedigree

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

known for steep slate soils that yield Rieslings of precision and minerality

elegant Pinot Noir on the true Sonoma Coast

honest expression of Tuscan white grapes

Flavio Roddolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2010 Chacra 2024s and mineral grip—Rosso with Brunello-likeFlavio 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