“Every time I taste the Francesco Boschis’s wines, I can’t believe how this estate manages to remain so far under the radar.” Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

Except, for us, the winery is anything but under the radar! Perhaps the name and labels of Francesco Boschis strike a familiar cord… that’s because, over the past few years, we have fallen in love with their Dolcetto wines. And so have you, making us the largest retailer in the southeast, and one of the largest in the country! Here we have the newest vintage of our favorite offering.

Franceso Boschis Dolcetto Dogliani Vigne in Pianezzo 2015 (label for illustration only)

Regularly $19.99

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Lower in acidity and tannins than Piedmont’s more famous Nebbiolo grape, more floral and elegant than Barbera, Dolcetto is the everyday wine for Piemonte. And there is but one region if you are looking for the best Dolcetto – Dogliani. This is hallowed ground, with locals devoting themselves to the grape, their beloved “little sweet one.”  Lying south of Barolo and Alba, the slightly warmer climate allows for optimal ripeness, and the best vineyards are planted to Dolcetto, instead of other districts where it plays second-, or more likely third-, fiddle to its more famous varietal brethren. And the estate of Francesco Boschis makes the best of them all!
 
A delightfully fresh vibrant wine with a bright bouquet full of black raspberry, cherry blossoms and violets, right from the offset this little beauty really draws you in. Fine notes of minerals, cocoa and coffee weave seamlessly through layers upon layers of juicy plum and ripe raspberry fruits. This is not any old Dolcetto, true to its appellation (Dogliani), this delicious medium bodied red is a riper more concentrated style of Dolcetto, with plenty of concentration and complexity too. This little gem is drinking great right now, and is sure to please for another 3-4 years or more too.

What to pair with? Besides good company? Well, the winery notes, (and this is their spelling…), “trough Dolcetto is a wine for the entire mail, this wine is perfect with ours d’oeuvres, pasata, delicated meats and salads.” Yeah… they are a small operation… hiring an English translator for their website isn’t exactly on their priority list!

As they are trying to say, this is an extremely versatile (and quaffable) wine – drinking on its own while you’re making dinner is a great way to start – a little nip of cheese, maybe an olive or two… Then dig into a simple roasted chicken or maybe some pasta, tossed with olive oil and garlic, served with sautéed broccoli rabe and sausage.


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