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Animale Dolcetto (Columbia Valley (WA))

Animale

Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley · United States

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Other
Uva
Dolcetto
País
United States
Região
Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley
Denominação
Columbia Valley
Álcool
15.9%
Corpo
full
Acidez
medium
Tanino
high
Doçura
dry

Harmonização

carne assada · pasta com molho de tomate · queijos curados

Safras avaliadas

  • 201190 pts

    This is actually Wahluke Slope fruit, though labeled simply Columbia Valley. Tart pomegranate fruit, a seam of clay and well-integrated highlights of herb and earth mark this extremely limited-production wine as special. Dolcetto does not have much of a track record in Washingto…

  • 201090 pts

    There is some alchemy at work here, for this unusual Dolcetto—all 24 cases of it—has the complexity of blended wines. Tart pomegranate fruit, streaks of stem and cement, mint and spice, all rise briefly and then fall away. It's a detailed wine, in the enigmatic style that marks…

  • 200986 pts

    This alcoholic wine (15.9%, and you can taste it) is also tongue-scrapingly tannic. The black cherry and cassis fruit is fabulous, and quite ripe, but the alcohol starts to burn out the finish. Let the record show that some tasters will love this wine.