Pio Cesare Dolcetto d'Alba 2021 SO20231109 with 10-month aging in oak

with 10-month aging in oak drawing out silky tannins and persistent fruit

Whole-bunch fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged nine months in barrel

The warm 2020 vintage makes it especially lush and round

including gentian

its vibrant acidity driving a long

Pio Cesare Dolcetto d'Alba 2021 SO20231109 with 10-month aging in oakPio Cesare has been a fixture of Alba since 1881 one of the founding traditional houses of the Langhe, now in its fifth generation. The Barolos and Barberescos get the headlines, but Dolcetto is the grape Piedmontese growers drink themselves: a juicy, savory, distinctly local red built for the table. This one shows exactly what it should fresh dark fruit, a brisk savory edge, soft tannins, the easy weight that makes a bottle disappear over dinner. The