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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by PIntag on 7/5/2023: Again, kind of a wine geek type of red - tart, a bit sour -- it's going to turn off casual wine drinkers. But it is an interesting drink in that the mouthfeel is rather full and a little creamy to go along with the tartness. That said, I think this is several years past prime. (139 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 6/1/2023 & rated 86 points: This bottle was in decent shape. I found it drinkable and interesting, but it was just too tart for my wife. (129 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 4/8/2023 flawed bottle: Another off bottle. (154 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 3/3/2023: This bottle was off and not really drinkable. (146 views) | | | Tasted by JuliannaDHS on 2/6/2023 flawed bottle: We did not punish the drain again and managed to finish this. (220 views) | | | Tasted by JuliannaDHS on 2/2/2023 flawed bottle: This bottle had a surprisingly nice finish. Mind you, it didn't make up for the unbalanced funk and VA. (144 views) | | | Tasted by JuliannaDHS on 1/30/2023 flawed bottle: Hope my pipes can handle this whole bottle. No frizzante this time but there was overwhelming funk and VA. (114 views) | | | Tasted by JuliannaDHS on 1/30/2023 flawed bottle: We drank this but its still not right. Less funk and VA but its there. We've had some real luck with odd auction purchases but it appears our luck has run out with this one. (138 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 1/2/2023 flawed bottle: Drinkable, but not one of the better bottles. Maybe slightly oxidized. (106 views) | | | Tasted by JuliannaDHS on 12/17/2022 flawed bottle: Massive amounts of funk and a touch of frizzante. I felt sorry for the drain. (207 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 12/2/2022: Tart and acid-driven, again. Lots of fine sediment, helping to give a good deal of fleshy texture. Some interesting flavors in there - pure, but clearly not high-end, serious Nebbiolo. A good food wine for sure. (104 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 11/8/2022 & rated 88 points: Went very well with canned chili con carne (which was very salty). Good acid-driven red with clear Italian character. (128 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 10/20/2022 & rated 88 points: Opened this at a neighborhood gathering. The other wine geek at the gathering, and myself, enjoyed this very much. There were a couple of others (not wine geeks) that found it to be too tart ("sour"). Indeed, this is an acid-driven red (maybe high-) and, even though I prefer medium acidity for balance, I found this to be an interesting and enjoyable Nebbiolo. (144 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 10/11/2022 & rated 89 points: In better shape than the last bottle - less advanced. Fleshy mouthfeel with lots of fine suspended particulates - I enjoy this. Sour cherry, blood orange, and some savory notes. Good acidity. No oak notes that I could detect - this could've used a touch for a little complexity. (147 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 10/8/2022 & rated 87 points: First of a case purchased recent at auction. Threw this into a blind lineup with 4 other reds. I identified this immediately - very Italian tasting - bright acidity with obvious age due to bricking and advanced flavors. Some musky aromatics. This was very savory on the palate and seemed well past peak, though provided some interest and was moderately enjoyable. Was a good pairing with penne in red sauce that was served later.
Not great but drinkable - other bottles will hopefully show a little better. (120 views) | | | Tasted by JuliannaDHS on 8/26/2022 & rated 92 points: Just a wonderful wine. Medium plus bodied with loads of dark fruit, some earth, and just some general funk. Paired very well with chicken marsala. Glad we have more (230 views) | | | Tasted by aagrawal on 10/5/2014 & rated 86 points: A little floral, bright red fruits; a bit structured, very nice, balanced, young. Entry level Nebbiolo that is enjoyable to drink but maybe lacks character. 85-87 (1732 views) |
| NebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoNorthern PiedmontRegional History:
The wines of Piemonte are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piemonte was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piemontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine - most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a French woman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour - later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy - this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. Outside of the Langhe, the most prominent area of wine production in Piemonte is the chain of sub-alpine hills that run through the provinces of Novara and Vercelli. Here the Romans introduced spionia, an ancient variety that thrived in foggy climates. Whether this was in fact a genetic ancestor of Nebbiolo is unknown, but the derivation of its name, Spanna, is now how the locals refer to this noble grape. The Morainic soils, mostly deposited along the Sesia River, are of glacial origin and produce more medium-bodied, aromatically driven nebbiolo than in the Langhe. The appellations of note in Novara are Gattinara, Lessona and Bramaterra, and in Vercelli are Ghemme, Fara, Boca, and Szizzano.
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