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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Haltermr on 6/16/2013 & rated 94 points: Tasted over two days. Initally so compact, but there was a sense of freshness that suggested the wine hadn't turned, but rather was tight. Then in the glass, this blossomed into a masculine, brooding, beautiful Barolo. True dark and clean neb notes of black cherry, liquorice, tar, and roses with a nice aged sweetness rose in layers, with a depth that kept inviting repeated swirling and sniffing. Much less weight on the palate, where it felt more medium bodied. Initially still very grippy on the finish, the tannins became more refined with air providing a pleasing and complex palate. Could have gone another 10. (2098 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 3/19/2012 & rated 90 points: Monday Bouteille at Restaurant Carlton in Zürich. We tasted the 1997 Tenuta Pianpolvere Barolo Bussia Soprano alongside the 1999 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba. The Pianpolvere still looked quite youthful. It offered floral and an intense chocolate aromas on the nose. On the palate the medium-bodied wine showed red cherry, leather, chocolate, coffee, tea and nutty flavours, with good grip and good length.
Compared with the 1999 Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba the Pianpolvere was a little fuller-bodied, with more noticeable tannins, seemed younger and longer-lived. Stylistically I clearly preferred the balanced, weightlessly elegant and intriguing Falletto, which also drank better on its own whereas the Pianpolvere shouted for food. As for my personal taste and particularly for drinking now I clearly prefer the 1999 Falletto; the Pianpolvere might, however, come around nicely in the long run. (2102 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 6/19/2010: Chris and Brig's 2010 Wine Party; 6/19/2010-6/21/2010 (Our House): Certainly looks like a barolo coming out of the bottle.
Nose of musk, earth, and cherry. Palate was slight black licorice and lots of tanned leather. Finish was palate cleansing with lots of tannis remaining.
Impressive wine.
This will cellar for a long time... (2947 views) |
| 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 CellarTrackerBussia 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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