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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2030 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Theamaronefan on 12/22/2017 & rated 92 points: Great balance, tart cherry and dark fruit with slight leather overtones. Soft tannins with crisp acidity. Drinking well. (1492 views) | | | Tasted by uli369 on 10/20/2017 & rated 89 points: Etwas verschlossen, nach einem Tag offen, besser. (1919 views) | | | Tasted by anderegg on 11/3/2015 & rated 90 points: Initial smell of volatiles when opened, followed by red fruit and floral aromas. Color is red with a touch of brown fading to a bit of orange at the edge. Initial cherry flavor with heat, acid and a rush of tannin, so I may decant this before dinner. The wine definitely cleans the mouth at the finish. Legs show the 14.5% alcohol. There are some oak notes that linger as well as some savory herbs. Feels like the alcohol is blowing a bit hard across the palette. More air... Still hot after almost an hour open. Other flavors coming out with food. Mint or menthol. Some black cherry. Drank with homemade beef+pork tomato sauce over angel hair and a kale salad. Softening a bit after 1 1/2 hours open. (2851 views) | | | Tasted by hosscrow on 4/30/2015 & rated 91 points: I didn't realize that Barolo could be so elegant. Vibrant, brickish red almost Pinot Noir like In its depth of color, A luscious light feeling in the mouth. Cherries, a hint of raisin dried fruit and only a touch of oak, well integrated oak. This wine inspired me to immediately purchase several nicely aged Barolos. This wine needs time. (3646 views) | | | Tasted by Sinegal Estate on 3/23/2015 & rated 92 points: The nose was not giving as much as the palate, mostly dried red fruits, but had flavors of red berries, licorice, dried roses petals. (4403 views) |
| Bel Colle 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.
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Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerMonviglieroMonvigliero is a vineyard in the tiny commune of Verduno. It is one of the great crus (vineyards) of the area. Verduno is one of the 11 communes that can make wine designated as Barolo, although the amount of Barolo that comes out of Verduno is miniscule when compared to the 5 major communes of Barolo: La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Castiglione Falletto, and Serralunga d'Alba.
Exact position and outline 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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