The 2003 Dolcetto d’Alba is almost at the same level as the fabulous 1999 and 1990 versions of this wine, bursting with fruit, velvety in texture, focused and varietal in character, and very continuous in flow. It will provide excellent drinking for 2-3 years. 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, Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411 and Bianco~Rosso Imports, Ltd., Seattle, WA 98108 tel: (206) 781-0702

The 2003 Dolcetto d’Alba is almost at the same level as the fabulous 1999 and 1990 versions of this wine, bursting with fruit, velvety in texture, focused and varietal in character, and very continuous in flow. It will provide excellent drinking for 2-3 years.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, Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411 and Bianco~Rosso Imports, Ltd., Seattle, WA 98108tel: (206) 781-0702

The 2003 Dolcettos have enough boldly flavored fruit to hang with your best blue-cheese burgers, enough spice to stand up to jerk chicken—and enough tannin to cut through the fattiest slab of ribs. What sets Sandrone's version apart is the sense of elegance that suggests it would be just as home on a white tablecloth as a rustic wooden table. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various U.S. importers.——J.C.(8/1/2005)—— 90