Animale 2011 Dolcetto (Columbia Valley (WA))

Country: US / Washington
Variety: Dolcetto
Winery: Animale /

This is actually Wahluke Slope fruit, though labeled simply Columbia Valley. Tart pomegranate fruit, a seam of clay and well-integrated highlights of herb and earth mark this extremely limited-production wine as special. Dolcetto does not have much of a track record in Washington, but what’s here is quite promising.