Cavallotto's 2006 Dolcetto d-Alba Vigna Melera is a big, full-bodied Dolcetto loaded with super-ripe dark fruit, chocolate, licorice and spices. It offers terrific density with a touch less elegance and harmony than the estate's Dolcetto d-Alba Vigna Scot. The Vigna Melera is made from vines averaging 40 years of age and is aged in cask. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2011.
A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411