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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.3 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MLipton on 3/8/2017: In a lovely place right now, no rough edges at all. Smooth, tarry with some pencil lead in the nose and good acidity. (1309 views) | | | Tasted by baroloboy55 on 8/14/2015 & rated 88 points: Correct Rionda typicity; a bit hard edged; perhaps not the best bottle. Enjoyed an 01 Luigi Oddero in La Morra in 2013 quite a bit more; this needed a bit more nuance, a bit more coimplexity, but the basic elements were there (1645 views) | | | Tasted by sharonandroland on 10/16/2013 & rated 90 points: Rose petals. Sandlewood. Some steely metal characters? Tannins rustic, but well integrated with the fleshy fruit. Very dry finis, slightly bitter. At an interesting poit of its development. Drinking very well intially.
Later on the fruit disappeared, making the wine very hollow, sourrounded by astringent and bitter tannins, leading to a downgrade from 92 to 90 (2095 views) | | | Tasted by Chevaliers on 11/12/2008 & rated 88 points: Rich and mature, with flavors of cherries, cola, cedar, and a hint of tobacco. Medium to light bodied with a taste that is unfortunately too short. There is some bricking at the edge. Serve now. -JBL (3145 views) | | | Tasted by Barbara B on 5/4/2008 & rated 79 points: Terroir a Confronto: Brunello & Barolo 2001 (Alba, Italy): Mint, eucalyptus, rough tannins, no character, nothing to redeem it. (3516 views) |
| Oddero 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 CellarTrackerVigna RiondaThe Vigna Rionda vineyard is considered one of the top vineyards (if not the top vineyard) of Serralunga d'Alba. Vigna Rionda means "round vineyard". Bruno Giacosa named his wine from this vineyard Collina Rionda, meaning "round hill", possibly a more fitting description. Vigna Rionda covers 25 hectares and lies at an altitude of 300 - 330 meters above sea level. The soil is calcarious and less clayey than many neighbouring vineyards, contributing to the structure and longevity of Vigna Rionda wines. Only the best part (south facing) of this round hill is planted with nebbiolo, the rest primarily with barbera.
Producers of Vigna Rionda Barolos are few. They include Massolino Vigna Rionda (2,3 hectares, one part planted in the early 1960s, the other part planted in the early 1970s), Oddero (1 hectare), Luigi Pira, Guido Porro, Anselma Giacomo and Bruno Giacosa (only from 1967 to 1993).
Exact 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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