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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by paulst on 12/5/2019 & rated 93 points: Sweet cherry-blackberry; zesty and lively tannin; sweet finish. (1386 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 2/4/2019 & rated 92 points: Sweet cedar-cherry; acidic support; long sweet finish. (1623 views) | | | Tasted by DoubleMagnum on 11/17/2018 & rated 89 points: Tannin seems to be outliving the fruit. Decant and drink up! (1448 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 11/1/2018 & rated 82 points: Alex poured a glass while waiting for Chinese Take Out, tired old nose, touch of sweat sox, same on the palate, big body, rustic, showed signs of life over the next fifteen minutes, but other wines poured caused it to be pushed aside, obviously a storage issue as the label was completely separate from the bottle, and a medium/long finish. Uploaded label photo. (1697 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 11/15/2017 & rated 92 points: Sweet cherry nose; rustic; acidic; rugged finish. (1924 views) | | | Tasted by DoubleMagnum on 9/29/2017 & rated 90 points: Drank better after decanting for an hour this time. Seemed quite supple with a dry finish. The fruit was a bit more noticeable and it all seemed in harmony. Good wine. Not spectacular but very enjoyable. (1208 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 5/8/2017 & rated 89 points: Sweet raisen and cherry; acidic. (1382 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 4/30/2017 & rated 89 points: Acidic; earthy; light cherry; structured finish. (1263 views) | | | Tasted by DoubleMagnum on 4/12/2017 & rated 90 points: Yeah this is. 20 years young and still needs like ten more to settle down. Tannins are a bit aggressive. There still is some fruit. Crossing my fingers it lasts till those tannins come around. (1283 views) | | | Tasted by andtheodor on 3/6/2017 & rated 89 points: Tasted blind. Immediate hit of cool mentholated fruit, crushed incense, fresh paint. Very tight tannin texture, palate is bunched up and muddled, some sour cherry. Hmmm, volatility, sour fruit, astringent tannin, have to guess Barolo, maybe 2004? (1364 views) | | | Tasted by Doc90 on 3/6/2017 & rated 91 points: Tasted blind. Nose has a bit of an off-putting stewed plum aspect, but also carries notes of amaretto and tar. Rum raisin palate, with rich amaretto and crema. Intense, cotton-ball tannic structure. Totally Nebbiolo. (1094 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 2/15/2017 & rated 89 points: Black cherry; deep and concentrated; tannic and massive; needs time; sweet finish. (928 views) | | | Tasted by Keeping It Real on 1/22/2017 & rated 89 points: Sweet plum nose with some vanilla. Strong acidic flavors with fig, cherry, and wet log. This has many more years ahead. 19 yrs and it is still quite tannic. (1043 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 12/30/2016 & rated 92 points: Earthy sweet nose; cherry; acidic cut in the mid palate; textured; complex; nice finish. (942 views) | | | Tasted by Oegga on 12/31/2014 & rated 93 points: Slightly light red colour with an orange hint to it. It gave an aroma of died fruits, figs, raisins, leathery, slight tobacco. Big, round tastes of figs, raisins, dark berries with a a dry tanninic end. Overall a very pleasant drink. (1881 views) | | | Tasted by winelovr2001 on 5/10/2010 & rated 90 points: Firmly tannic, and I don't know if they will ever subside while the fruit is still prevolant. Still a very nice barolo...but needs food to help ease the tannin grip. (3763 views) | | | Tasted by premiercru1973 on 2/27/2010: Tasted alongside Michele Chiarlo's Cerequio 1997. This bottle won. (3771 views) | | | Tasted by canan on 2/27/2010 & rated 93 points: Piemonte BYO (HSH): Nose: Saltwater and gasoline with a little red currant and dirt.
Palate: Fresh raspberry and rosewater. Incredibly fresh with a very impressive acidic aftertaste ending in rosewater flavors. Still young and perhaps lacks a little complexity. (4314 views) |
| Giuseppe Contratto 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 CellarTrackerCerequio singel vineyard near BaroloItaly 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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