Ep 513: The Divine Dolcetto of Diano d’Alba with Giulio Abrigo of Abrigo Giovanni

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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I welcome to the show my friend Giulio Abrigo of Abrigo Giovanni Azienda Agricola, who focuses on the exquisite Dolcetto in Diano d'Alba in the Barolo zone of Piemonte. Abrigo Giovanni is a small family operation, operating on just 13 ha or 32 acres mainly in Diano d’Alba -- the site of the winery and the family home. Dolcetto Diano d’Alba is one of a handful of DOCG zones for the grape – stricter controls and the top Dolcetto wines are made in this area. Here, the elevation, the soils, and the exposition are ideal for this highly underrated grape.

Abrigo Giovanni focuses on Dolcetto but for the past 11 years they also make a highly rated and awarded Barolo from the site of “Ravello” which has caught the attention of many wine critics, and, although not available in the US, they make the single best nocciole (hazelnut spread) I have ever had in my life.

This is a fascinating look at the passion behind making a wine that is part of a long legacy and tradition, but frequently flies under the radar...for no apparent reason. After this show, you will want to run out and get Giulio's Abrigo Giovanni Dolcetto wines, and maybe even move to Diano d'Alba (his descriptions of it sound like paradise to me!).

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0:48.1	Now let's get to the show.
0:50.0	I welcome to the show my friend Giulio Giulio Abrigo Giovanni, Aazienda Agricola, who some of you have met on the
0:58.7	patron trip to Pia Monte, Piedmont. Abrigo Giovanni is a small family operation operating on just 13 hectares or 32 acres
1:07.8	mainly in Diano Dalba which is the site of the winery and the family home.
1:13.5	Diano is part of the Barolo zone on the eastern side of the region
1:17.5	and it's especially famed for its exquisite complex Dulcetto, which many of you know is one of my absolute
1:25.2	favorite wines. Dulcetto Diano Dalba is one of a handful of DOCG
1:30.6	zones for the grape that means stricter controls and top
1:34.8	Dulcetta wines are made in this area and here the elevation, the soils,
1:39.8	the exposition are ideal for this highly underrated grape.
1:44.3	Abrico Giovanni focuses on Dulcheto, but for the past 11 years they've also made a very
1:49.3	highly rated and awarded Barolo from the site of Rivera, which has caught the attention of many wine
1:56.1	critics, and although not available in the US, they make the best Nutschole, Hazelnuts
2:01.4	bread I've ever had in my life, which we will ask Giulio about too.
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