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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2026 (based on 184 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wineappellation on 10/5/2023 & rated 91 points: Classic Barolo that is drinking well. Ripe red berries, leather, tar, smoke, toasty wood, sweet vanilla, scorched earth, hint of truffle. Full bodied, lucious and concentrated with intense flavours of tar, black minerals, black tea and liquorice. It is quite focus and well balanced. 14.5% (301 views) | | | Tasted by Ridgerunner on 4/7/2021 & rated 93 points: Classic barolo from a quality producer (594 views) | | | Tasted by Miomao on 3/27/2016 & rated 91 points: It's growing on me! Understated but good correctly matched with food. (2226 views) | | | Tasted by indiscriminate palate on 3/11/2016 & rated 86 points: This bottle is very much in line with my experience of low to mid-level Ceretto lately: good, but fairly boring and without much depth or complexity. Red fruit and savory notes on the nose. Red cherries, herbs, and leather on the palate. Good deal of tingly, chewy tannin and high acid. Some richness/sweetness on the palate. Good, not great. (2231 views) | | | Tasted by indiscriminate palate on 12/11/2015 & rated 86 points: Decanted three hours. Dark-fruited nose of blackberry, herbs, leather, perhaps smoke, and a bit of a floral element. Medium-plus body, fairly grippy, green tannin, and medium/medium-plus acidity. Not much complexity on the palate, and the tannins seem a bit underripe. Unsure if a bit more age can sort this out. (2366 views) | | | Tasted by nikohi on 3/14/2014 & rated 89 points: Smell of sweet red fruits. Dark cherries and hint of leather. Tannins but not over-powering. Satisfying for the price (3105 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 1/12/2014 & rated 90 points: Dense, dark fruit. Hint of red fruit. Chewy. Dry finish. (2919 views) | | | Tasted by aajder on 8/5/2013 & rated 88 points: Good color. This is a bit shy on the nose, showing red fruits, mineral, leather, oak,and a hint of flowers. It is medium full bodied on the palate, with good concentration and a fair amount of finesse. The finish is tannic, but round, with moderate length. (1734 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 5/9/2013: Dark and tarry Barolo, with grip. Works at $50. (1938 views) | | | Tasted by yofog on 4/24/2013 & rated 90 points: Open, and quite delicious. Very chocolatey. (1730 views) | | | Tasted by il_diavolo on 11/24/2012 & rated 88 points: Ok wine but felt warm - like 2007 rather than 2008. Smoke and cherry on light nose and warm fruit with tar on palate - didnt feel completely balanced or complex (1339 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 10/20/2012 & rated 90 points: Retailer tasting: The bouquet is still locked. On the palate rustic, some earthiness and sweetness, dark cherries and dark berry fruits, firm acidity and drying, sticky tannin in the finish. It has a medium length. Wait until around 2014 or 2015. (1448 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Piemonte: 2009 and 2010 Barbaresco Plus Other New Releases (Oct 2012)
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| Ceretto 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 CellarTrackerItaly 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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