San Fereolo Dogliani

The '03 San Fereolo challenges the expectations of Dolcetto with a layered bouquet of spiced cherry, blackberry, wood smoke. leather, olive, undergrowth and hints of star anise. On the palate, I found silky, mid-weight textures with sappy black fruits offset by balanced acidity, followed by hints of dried cherry, lavender, and licorice. It finished fresh but long with saturating black fruits, olive and minerals.

Sandy, muted tannins, fruits drying up, on its way down.

Nose of cinnamon, chocolate, camphor, cherry Chocolate, orange, walnuts, very drying tannins and some alcohol burn as well, Dolcetto built to last, although not mind blowing