Flavio Roddolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2011 SO0422_Reductions Perfect as an apéritif or

Perfect as an apéritif or paired with oysters

The 2022 vintage

The 2001 vintage is a Rioja classic

olive and brambleberry on the nose

it's ideal for a simple spritz or lighter cocktails

Flavio Roddolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2011 SO0422_Reductions Perfect as an apéritif orFlavio Roddolo is one of Piedmont's great under the radar traditionalists, a grower whose idiosyncratic, slow aged wines we've championed for years. His Dolcetto d'Alba is not the cheerful early drinker the grape usually delivers; Roddolo holds his wines back and they age far longer than almost anyone else's Dolcetto. This 2011, from a warm vintage, has had over a decade to settle, and it's drinking in a savory, mature register most people never get