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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by talbot61 on 2/13/2024: At Boston Wine & Poker, Needham, Mass.: Tasted blind. Some browning. Smells older, some leafiness, balsam, cedar. High acidity, high tannin, lighter body than expected. So though it smells like an old wine, it tastes like a very young wine. (150 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 4/14/2021: Very good; a PnP that improved over the 90 minutes it was open. Very floral, showing just the first sign of age at the rim. Nice lift/energy, with the med>medium+ body showing elegance, and depth of fruit. I was not expecting this to be as nice as it was - the elegance kept improving through the final drop. Drink now, with some air, or thru 2028. Held since release. highly recommended
http://www.italianwine.blog (2418 views) | | | Tasted by Wine&GardenLover on 10/6/2019 & rated 94 points: CT drinking range said 2012 through 2020 - NOT! This wine is still a youngster! We decanted before our meal and it continued to open and evolve throughout- toward the end of the meal it’s very clear it had a lot farther to go.
Great acid, tight tannins with violets and orange on the nose that grew as it opened up. Good fruit, earth, cherry and spice on the palate. Medium to long smooth finish after an hour and a half in decanter.
This wine has a lot of life left - glad I have more! (920 views) | | | Tasted by bacchusnyon on 4/6/2019 & rated 91 points: Hit its peak now, with a round and lush fruit note (after two hours and double decant), starting to give that slightly sweet acrid note of an aged barolo, and with a medium long finish. (993 views) | | | Tasted by bacchusnyon on 12/24/2018: I honestly think I should have left this for another decade. Not tight, but a bit austere, and the tannins have only started to recede to reveal complex fruits and undernotes. Oh well. (1002 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 4/16/2014: {Visit to Oddero} Mind you, I tasted this from magnum on its 5th day...
Some V/A, plums, red and purple floral, currant and vanillin. Sufficiently good acidity and drinking at or near peak -- but for those monster tannins that will no doubt outlive the rest of this package. Medium finish; mid-palate may continue to fill out a little more with extended rest. I'll open one in 2018 and see what's what. 14,0% abv.
https://italianwine.blog/ (2531 views) | | | Tasted by mdobro on 3/10/2011 & rated 89 points: totally agree with previous note, very strong tannins and you could drink in 2015 the earliest (2806 views) | | | Tasted by Biggsy on 9/20/2010 & rated 91 points: Clear garnet coloured. Intense bloody, meaty nose with marmite and coffee notes, the palate is full and spicy with dry, slightly chalky tannins. Lovely fresh fruit behind the youthful tannins with red berries, liquorice, caramel and toffee. (2628 views) |
| Oddero Producer websiteNebbioloNebbiolo 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 CellarTrackerMondoca di Bussia Soprana On weinlagen-infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese 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 frenchwoman 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. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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