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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jonne on 7/8/2023 & rated 93 points: Fortsätter på den trevliga vägen efter ett flertal dikeskörningar i ungdomen. Fylligt på ett barolo-atypiskt maner men mycket trevligt med både röda och mörka bär, läder och svart te. De en gång så bråkiga och gröna tanninerna har slipats ned och syran är mer pirrig än munsnörpande. Skitgott. (388 views) | | | Tasted by Martin_G on 12/28/2021 flawed bottle: TCA. Man, do I hate thee... (1181 views) | | | Tasted by swapdoc on 4/4/2021: Tired, dull, raisiny. Over-baked, over-barriqued, over-done. (1677 views) | | | Tasted by Jonne on 3/14/2021 & rated 93 points: Stabiliserat sig som ett riktigt gott vin. Ovanligt fylligt för att vara en barolo. Fet körsbärig frukt med viss blomdoft och nästan rustika tanniner. Kräver en portion bonnig mat. (1675 views) | | | Tasted by Jonne on 7/19/2020 & rated 93 points: Halleluja! Äntligen börjar den här mjukna och trevla till sig. Hade nästan gett upp hoppet. Den rödbäriga, lite blommiga doften med ett och annat plommon fanns där tidigare men nu hänger även smaken med. Tanninerna är softare och eken mer diskret. Kul! (1825 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 11/14/2019 & rated 86 points: Had hopes this would be more interesting now with 12yrs btl age on it then it delivered. Agree hole heartedly with swapdoc's Sept note and comments about the oak. I found the 14.5% Alc sticking out too much also. Disappointing at this stage. One left. Re-tasted a single left over glass from the btl 2 days later. From the frig and well oxygenated in a mostly empty btl this was pretty decent. Hard to know how much the low 50s temp hid the alc but it seemed more balanced. Still a bit oaky but plenty of flavor. 89pts on day 3. (2476 views) | | | Tasted by swapdoc on 9/10/2019: Glad to had tasted this wine in its youth. Mature now, with just a hint of aromatic complexity peaking though mostly integrated muted fruit. Woody flavors dominate, tea-like tannins, linear mature fruit; lacks complexity and vibrancy. Seems to have aged too quickly compared to the still evolving '01. Hot vintage? Too much oak? (1817 views) | | | Tasted by Martin_G on 8/14/2019 & rated 91 points: Very nice! Open for business although tannins are quite prominent but, to me, polished enough to enjoy now. Sweet perfume, slightly offset by some etOH. Fruit has just started to morph into seconday nuances. Could go on for quite some time but very enjoyable now with food (had with moose, cream sauce, rowan-berry and frittes - good pairing). (1270 views) | | | Tasted by robferguson1 on 4/15/2018 & rated 90 points: Good but needs more time to get secondary (2013 views) | | | Tasted by Jonne on 9/28/2017 & rated 90 points: Mest doften som omedelbart tjusar. Annars ett rustikt vin med påtaglig bitterhet. Mat ett måste. Blir inte riktigt klok på den här vrånga barolon. Behöver nog uppfostras ytterligare några år.
FÄRG
Klar? Ja.
Färg: Mycket mörk tegel med inslag av granat.
Kant: 8 mm mot vattenklar.
Intensitet: Medel.
Färgar glaset? Nej.
Gardiner: Medel +.
DOFT
Korrekt? Ja.
Doftintensitet: Medel –.
Doft: Frukt - röda bär - hallon, körsbär. Citrus - blodapelsin, grapefrukt. Kryddor - lakrits, te, tjära. Ålder - något litet höstlöv, kanske.
Utveckling: Mogen ungdom.
SMAK
Torrt/sött: Torrt.
Syra: Medel +.
Tanniner: Smygande, kraftfulla.
Alkohol: Väl integrerad (14,5 procent).
Fyllighet: Medel –.
Smakstyrka: Medel.
Smak: Frukt - röda bär - körsbär? Fat - liten träighet och bitterhet. Kryddor - lakrits.
Textur/balans/bubblighet: Nä.
Eftersmak: Medel med påtaglig bitterhet.
SLUTSATSER
Kvalitet: God.
Drickabilitet: Bör nog lagras ett par år till.
Geografi: Piemonte.
Pris: 700 kronor. (2492 views) | | | Tasted by Jonne on 9/15/2017 & rated 86 points: En besvikelse. Stum med liten frukt och doft utan särskild blommighet. Helt drickbar så inte korkad men hade väntat mig betydligt mer. I tunnel? (2213 views) | | | Tasted by eluebchow on 4/8/2017 & rated 85 points: Served blind; Nobody here identified this as barolo, as the oak and alcohol were overly obtrusive; There is clearly some potential here, with a concentrated core of dark fruit ad spice, but this was not the best showing (2584 views) | | | Tasted by prasm on 4/2/2017 & rated 92 points: Mistreated with a pop and pour, consumed over 3 hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, bacon fat, cherry, and rose petals with undertones of earth and tar. Palate: Medium bodied, cherry and spice attack, superb balance and mid-palate persistence, tobacco and earthy characteristics join in the back-end. Finish: Medium-plus length dominated by cherry, spice, and earth. This is drinking wonderfully right out of the chute this evening - thanks to the vintage I suspect. (2568 views) | | | Tasted by Rollerball on 3/31/2017: Coiled out of the bottle, multifaceted and balanced, this fascinates and pleases at the precipice of maturity, staying fairly intense even after blossoming with two much-needed hours in the decanter. (2048 views) | | | Tasted by swapdoc on 3/26/2017: Hoped to catch this one while still fruit driven, youthful, sexy barolo. Both '01 and '03 Cerretta have already crossed the maturity threshold, showing more smooth, leathery but less playful profile. Success -- the ripe fruit from this mostly clay Serralunga single vineyard is simply exquisite. Just love tasting waves of succulent dark cherry, turning into a zesty essence of blood orange, finishing with hints of earthy underbrush and smoke. Aromatic and mercurial, with some residual oak left in the bouquet, finishing with a lingering wet wood smell. If anything, wished for a more tightly wound and tannic core -- almost too fleshy now, the legacy of the ripe vintage, missing the length and tension of '01. Very good. (1553 views) | | | Tasted by Rogershkg on 12/22/2016 & rated 91 points: Very enjoyable. Nose slightly petroleum and it didn't disappear even after an hour so. Colourist very pleasant, light and not opaque. Taste well balanced and light on sulphites (1719 views) | | | Tasted by Kaerhoeg on 9/11/2016 flawed bottle: Not corked but clearly something wrong. I opened another to compare, and the new wine was OK (1746 views) | | | Tasted by Bbndk on 1/16/2016 & rated 92 points: 92. Super lækker til beef&Guinness; stew. Har udviklet sig godt, og vil udvikle sig yderligere de næste par år. Har mistet det træede udtryk :) (2500 views) | | | Tasted by jrick on 12/6/2015 & rated 90 points: At this moment in its maturity I felt this showed too much oak and a little bit of alcohol. Did not provide much joy for me but gets the 90 for the wine I imagine it could be and might have been. I.e. I reckon it might have been in the infamous tunnel when I had it. (2447 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 1/30/2014 & rated 93 points: PnP This seems somewhat modern but still provides a classic Piedmont Nebi experience. The fruit is lovely and the finish goes on and on. Showed a little smoky oak at first but that blew off and the nose became more floral and berries. It took about 2 hours for this to really rock. So I'd decant or slow ox at least a couple hours before you drink it. This likely sees some oak but its very well integrated leaving the fruit and terroir very transparent. Tannins are there but prettty polished. Paid $45 and completely worth it. Happy to have 2 more. (4390 views) | | | Tasted by SoundinBetween on 1/27/2014 & rated 93 points: As others have said, a simply brilliant nose of the most focused (pepper)mint I've ever come across. Very well balanced and also shows a trace of mint on the palate, I couldn't not pick one of these up. Surprisingly open for a store tasting, this may have been opened earlier in the day.. (3110 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 1/27/2014 & rated 93 points: Giovanni Rosso Tasting (Knightsbridge - Northbrook IL): Tasting, brief note. Also starting with great aromatic combination of spice, red berry and floral notes. Very well structured but incredibly fine tannins with great balance throughout. Long and intriguing finish. Very good potential. (3971 views) | | | Tasted by yofog on 4/19/2013 & rated 90 points: Lovely, transparent, well-balanced if showing a little heat on the finish. Plenty of meat and iron and leaf. (2764 views) | | | Tasted by Bbndk on 2/22/2013 & rated 92 points: Superb nose, evolving a lot in the glass. A little to oaky in the mouth but a strong/long finish. Still to young, will definetly improve over the next years to come (2602 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Antonio Galloni
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)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 CellarTrackerCerretta 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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