The 2007 Dolcetto d’Alba is a gorgeous, layered wine loaded with perfumed dark fruit. This sumptuous, richly-structured Dolcetto should drink beautifully over the next few years. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2011. This is a very strong set of entry-level wines from Luciano Sandrone, one of Piedmont’s top growers. In a region full of outspoken, colorful producers, Sandrone remains soft-spoken and rather shy, but his wines speak for themselves rather eloquently. Importer: Vintus LLC, Pleasantville, NJ tel. (914) 769-3000

Perfumed with crushed raspberry. Medium-bodied, with attractive fruit and a fresh, lemony finish. Drink now. 2,660 cases made, 840 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Dolcetto d'Alba Select to Add

This wine sets out to impress and hits its mark. Red raspberries and exotic spices make for an alluring opening while green herbs and grass notes vie with ripe strawberry and plum fruit on the palate. Sophisticated tannins give an edge to the mineral finish. Drink now to 2012.——W.E.(2/1/2010)—— 90