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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Chateau du Fey 1994 on 11/13/2022 & rated 90 points: I found this quite tannic and way too young. Does have complexity and a very long finish. But it’s just not ready. I’m giving it a decent score for its potential but in going to save my other bottles for at least 3 years. (999 views) | | | Tasted by epiphany on 2/21/2022 & rated 91 points: Tasting note from producers website is spot on. “The scent is complex and rich with fruit, floral scents, spices, underbrush and plums. It has an intense flavor with sweet tannins and a long aftertaste.” Clearly this is young but has obvious pedigree for near and long term enjoyment. 91 points for now but I’m sure will merit higher scores in the future. (1434 views) | | | Tasted by fussyeater on 10/25/2021 & rated 91 points: Producer info from the tasting says 40 days on the skins and 36 months in big botte. Traditionalist producer.
Water evaporating from hot stones and initial whiff of alcohol on the nose. After time it opened up to show some floral notes combined with liquorice and plums. This has quite soft tannins and is very balanced and whilst there is structure that needs further time, this could be drunk now. (1964 views) | | | Tasted by HowardNZ on 10/5/2018: Visit to Giacomo Fenocchio with Claudio and Luca (Bussia, Monforte d’Alba): Barrel sample. From a 1 ha vineyard, south-west facing at 300 metres above sea level. A soil of clay, calcareous sediments and iron, vines up to 65 years old. Maceration of 40 days. Spices, bright dark fruit, rose perfumes and tar on the nose. Again, for a 2017, rich and ripe fruit on palate, although possessing greater volume and concentration than the Langhe Nebbiolo. Quite plush black berry, plum and cherry fruit, with a little rocky minerality. The tannins a little soft but some tannic grip on the finish. (4337 views) |
| By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/3/2021)
(Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo Villero, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Aldo Fiordelli
Decanter, Nebbiolo Prima (3/29/2021)
(Giacomo Fenocchio, Villero, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Piedmont, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2017 Barolo: Here We Go Again… (Feb 2021) (2/1/2021)
(Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo Villero Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (11/20/2020)
(Giacomo Fenocchio, Villero Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Giacomo Fenocchio 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 CellarTrackerVilleroThe Villero vineyard (Castiglione Falletto) has a moderately clayey, calcareous and compact soil. The position is South-West and the height is 340 m.
N° of bottles produced approx.: 5,500
Vintage period and management: The manual harvest of the grapes takes place at the half of October.
Fermentation: With controlled temperature (about 28°C) for a period of 15 – 20 days.
Ageing and refining: The ageing takes place in French oak (mid size barrels of 30 Hl.), where the wine is allowed to mature for 2 years.
After the ageing, the wine is put in the bottles without any filtration. The refining is carried out in a place at constant temperature and right humidity, protected from sunlight and artificial light.
Tasting properties: A classic powerful and full-bodied wine from a historical vineyard of Castiglione Falletto. The colour is intense ruby red with a light presence of orange reflections. The smell is elegant, intense, pleasant , balanced and with a hint of withered roses, plums, minerals, tobacco, liquorice, smoke and leather. The taste is full bodied, balanced and velvety, with a huge structure and a very long finish.
Exact position 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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