Poderi di Luigi Einaudi, Dolcetto di Dogliani (Piedmont, Italy) 2010

 Yes, the fruit is juicy black cherry, maybe a little raspberry, but this wine is not just about fruit.  Savory threads of woody spice like sandalwood, incense and bitter almond wind though that juicy black cherry fruit.  The body is on the lighter side with plenty of tangy acidity and surprisingly supple tannins making this an easy wine to get lost in.  I think of Dolcetto wines as being very pleasing and easy to drink, so the alluring complexity of this wine was a delicious surprise.  It has seen no oak, so those spicy, woody aromas come from the fruit.  Dogliani is in southern Piedmont close to the mountain ranges of the Ligurian Appennines and the Maritime Alps so it is fairly cool, which Dolcetto apparently loves.