November 12, 2019 - Great. Heartier than Italian Dolcettos I've had.
August 20, 2019 - When did Dolcetto get this hearty? Tasty!
August 3, 2019 - Dark purple, can't say garnet, less red in the color. Nose was quite nice, some floral, dark fruit. Initial sip was fruit forward, pleasant. More structure on the back of the palate. Med/long finish. Rosalie was disappointed in the mid and back palate, thought it was harsh. That might be dolcetto, more than anything. I thought this was quite representative of the variety, and very drinkable now. Will be interesting to try day 2.
January 22, 2018 - Exactly what a domestically-grown/made Italian varietal should be: plenty of grippy tannins and old world funk with just enough CA fruitiness to round it out.
December 31, 2017 - Dey not smooth
September 7, 2017 - I failed to heed my own advice, and served a bottle of this as part of a tasting this week. It was really tannic. There is still a lot of fruit, so let it sleep.
May 24, 2017 - Normally the Idlewild wines are so drinkable I don't know how to stop. In this case, some of the baby fat had melted away, and the wine was very tight/clenched. I gave it 24 hours to loosen up, and it showed a lot more fruit/depth, but it still had a lot of tannin. California Dolcetto with a lot of tannin? Go figure!
The wine has plenty of depth to wait for some softening, but beware the teeth for now. I am really looking forward to what happens with this wine in 2-3 more years.
January 8, 2017 - Light red. Cranberry and pomegranate notes- tart acidity gives this plenty of lift when paired with tomato based sauces. Very enjoyable.
December 28, 2016 - Crisp juicy fruit- perfect pizza wine. Dangerously quaffable.