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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2013 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Col.Harding on 10/22/2016 & rated 92 points: drinking beautifully, notes of anise and lavender, balanced (1730 views) | | | Tasted by EdaPeda on 2/13/2016 & rated 92 points: Black currants, leather, some lavender and cigar box. Well integrated, hardly noticeable alcohol. Velvety tannins and clearly noticeable wood. Dense and complex with remarkably long finish. Respectable wine that certainly make more fun paired with food. I'm starting to look for Truffles... (1431 views) | | | Tasted by bevetroppo on 11/7/2012 & rated 90 points: Quite dark for a 14 year old nebbiolo, almost opaque garnet. The cork was bad and shredded mightily during extraction but didn't otherwise affect the wine. Thick, juicy with dark red fruits, and shredded with licorice, wood, earth, and mocha. It's got a thick almost cloying texture that detracts from the other elements. I don't quite see it acquiring more finesse or grace but if you like a more modern style this is good today and shows no indication of slowing down.
I like to verify my untutored statements about wood, modernity etc. before publishing a Barolo or Barbaresco note both because it keeps me learning and there are so many different styles I find it hard to distinguish sometimes. There's a great description of the winery's trajectory at their US importer, and apparently in 2004 they made an abrupt shift from a seeming Parker-inspired approach to more traditional methods. There's good underlying material, so a more recent vintage would offer a very illuminating comparison. See: http://www.viaswine.com/regioni/schedaAzienda.asp?cantina=53 (2723 views) | | | Tasted by zippythep on 1/14/2010 & rated 92 points: This vintage is hitting its stride right now. The tannins have softened, but the fruit is still strong (bing cherry/plum). Decanted for 2 hours - could have used 3. (3207 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 8/25/2008 & rated 90 points: nose: wonderfully pungent nose of roasted herbs, sour cherry, lavender, and some wood smoke tones. wonderfully balanced and sweet aromatics that just linger in your nose
taste: nice bold flavors of sour cherry, roasted herbs, and tar with hints of lavender starting to creep in with delicious balance
overall: a really pretty Barolo with tart acidity and still firm tannins that provide a tasty roasted herb attack and tar based finish. The nose on this is the real winner as it is just sumptuous and slowly changes and reveals more and more (2853 views) |
| Ferdinando Principiano Producer website.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 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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