This is what good wine from the Dolcetto grape tastes like

A good wine made from the Italian Dolcetto grape produces fresh, soft red wines with distinct cherry notes. Ripe black cherries in the aroma and flavor, with bittersweet cherries on the finish. Dolcetto is not sweet, as its name, "the little sweet," suggests.

Dolcetto is primarily found in northern Italy, particularly in Piedmont. The problem with Dolcetto is that other red grapes, such as Barbera and Nebbiolo, are also grown there. And those are held in slightly higher regard.

Hence, Dolcetto is rarely at the top of the winemaker's list of priorities. The Dolcetto's primary task is therefore to provide the region with tasty, yet unpretentious table wines. It's fortunate that Dolcetto requires less sun than the delicate, glamorous Nebbiolo. Therefore, it fills in the vineyards where Nebbiolo can't ripen.

Dolcetto also grows in Liguria, but there they prefer to call it Armeasco.