Enzo Boglietti Dolcetto d'Alba Tiglineri 2001

Enzo Boglietti Dolcetto d'Alba Tiglineri 2001: What a fantastic colour in the glass - a deep, plush purple hue, a dark and youthful looking wine. With such a young wine it takes a little time to open out in the glass, initially offering just aromas of charred, smouldering oak, but it soon begins to reveal layers of dense cherry and raspberry fruit as well as a touch of liquorice. Creamy, textured and mouthfilling on the palate, with plenty of extract, grip and tannin. This wine, produced from 60 year old vines, is a serious, classy example of Dolcetto. Piles of cherry fruit complete the picture. Brilliant,crowd-pleasing stuff, that has the structure to improve in the cellar for three to four years. 17+/20 (23/6/03)