A knockout from Elio Grasso, a small (produces less than 70,000 bottles a year) family run winery from the Langhe hill country near Alba in Piemonte. Patriarch Elio, wife Marina, and son Gianluca, think of themselves first as grape farmers and then as wine producers; characteristics they feel that make a difference in their wine. In addition to Dolcetto, they produce other native Piemontese varietals such as Nebbiolo and Barbera. Grasso has also planted non-native Chardonnay, "educating" the fruit to express the terroir into which it has been introduced. Wow. The 2006 Dolcetto is beautifully fruity, with a full nose and a bright, deep color. The wine is both vinified and aged in stainless steel. Just 7,000 bottles produced. Albeisa bottle.
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