Bricco del Cucù, Langhe hills and that amazing Dolcetto, in Dogliani
The cellar
You have to go over the most known villages of the Langhe, to join this slice of paradise. Its in fact far from the most visited places and here near the vineyards, you can find a diversified panorama with hazelnuts fields, lawns and woods. Here, not far from Dogliani, the Sciolla family cultivates vineyards since generations and produces great bottles and very expressive wines. The Dolcetto is the most representative vine of this area and is strictly connected to these hills. In fact all their wines are very elegant expressing their territorial link, as few others can do.
Dogliani docg 2009 Bricco San Bernardo
Tannico evalutation: 9/10
Ideal consumption: 2013/2022
Service temperature: 16/18°C
Food combination: all the meal
To taste: in romantic evenings
Tasting
Dark red ruby with a light violaceous tinge. The bouquet expresses all the beautiful personality of the Dolcetto and of Dogliani due to a bouquet of plumes jam, mature fruits and a delicate spicy scent. The taste is dry, rich and harmonic, very gritty thanks to a very reactive tannic presence.
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Food pairing
Rich and harmonious, the Bricco San Bernardo is a Dogliani to drink with dishes that can exalt it, maybe in a piedmonts meal. From salami to roast.
We like it because…
In no other place, in Italy, you can find such a deep and magnetic Dolcetto. Dogliani is in fact its excellence area that gives wines suitable to be aged for many years, in spite of the common though, and once you open a bottle, it can give you great emotions. The San Bernardo is one of the great cru in Dogliani, a vineyard that can give elegant vines.
Langhe doc Rosso 2009 Superboum
Ideal consumption: 2013/2022
Service temperature: 16/18°C
Food combination: all the meal
To taste: in romantic evenings
Red ruby, dark and deep, the bouquet has fruity scents, blackberry, cherry and currant, paired with pleasant spicy scents. The taste is very powerful and complex, a real distinctive mark! Soft but rigorous at the same time, again with fruity scents. Very persistent.
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Food pairing
Soft and pulpy the Superboum is a red wine appropriate to drink it with a great roast, maybe with a plums sauce.
We like it because…
Not only Dolcetto. Dogliani is in fact an area suited to the cultivation of different grape varieties. The Superboum is the proof, a blend of Dolcetto and Merlot that has got the first ones fragrance and the second ones power. The result is a very agreeable wine, satisfying as few other wines of this price range.
Langhe doc Bianco 2012 Livor
Tannico evalutation: 8/10
Ideal consumption: 2013/2017
Service temperature: 8/10°C
Food combination: single dishes
To taste: in aperitif
Tasting
Intense pale yellow, the bouquet is very rich in fruity and vegetal scents with nettles and cut grass. The taste is dry, elegant, enfolding and reactive. A taste with some peach and tropical fruit scents.
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Food pairing
The Livor is fresh and sinuous, suited for all the meal, maybe with a rich chicken salad.
We like it because…
Once again we can confirm the extraordinary quality level of all the wines produced by Bricco del Cucù. This blend of Arneis, a typical white Piedmonts vine, and Sauvignon is the proof of the quality of the wines produced in Dogliani. Scented, enfolding, the Livor is a multifaceted white wine, suitable to be drunk with your favourite aperitifs and you favourite dishes, at dinner.