Importer of Fine Italian Wine Since 1994
Oliver Mccrum Wines
2011 Harvest Report - Anna Maria Abbona
“Today, 20 September, we finished the harvest of dolcetto grapes!
It was about 10 days early. The growing season started early in April with an unusual heat. The weather carried on well in the spring and then in July we had a couple of weeks that were rather cool and wet, but there was not a lot of rain. In August, we had a lot of heat and the maturation advanced quickly.
We started picking Sept. 8 and now that we have finished picking the dolcetto grapes, we can say that we have an excellent year in the cellar. The yields were reduced by approximately 20-25% compared to a normal year but the quality is excellent: we have color, texture and body. And as always we have good acidity and aromas.
In a few days we will start with the Barbera and then finish with the Nebbiolo.”
Attached are some photos taken today, with the last dolcetto grapes ...”
~ Anna Maria Abbona
September 21, 2011
5 Grappoli
Anna Maria is also happy to report that her 2009 Dolcetto di Dogliani ‘Maioli’, which was recently released and arrived here in CA, received ‘5 Grappoli’ (five bunches), the top award from the Italian Sommelier Association’s wine guide ‘Duemilavini’.
We showed the ’09 Dolcetto ‘Maioli’, which is made from the oldest vines on her property planted by her grandfather in 1936, at a trade tasting of the top 100 wines of the Vance Erickson brokerage portfolio in Los Angeles over the last two days and it really held it’s own. If you haven’t yet had a chance to taste it, seek it out! It is exactly what good dolcetto is all about.
