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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2026 and 2035 (based on 5 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by df1962 on 5/1/2024 & rated 94 points: PnD 1/2 the bottle let air for 30 mins.
Clear Medium(-) ruby.
Clean Medium(+) intensity with aroma of cherry sassafras yogurt roses and tar.
Dry. Medium alcohol. Medium(+) tannins. Medium(+) acidity. Medium(+) intensity with flavours of cherry cranberry sassafras and black tea.
Medium(+) finish. Very good. Drink now suitable for further ageing. This is great and will get even better. Supper good value on sale right now. (85 views) | | | Tasted by Decanting Queen on 4/26/2024 & rated 90 points: WS Grand Tour (Walkaround Tasting) (New Orleans): Very light berry, elegant and drinkable.
Very light body.
Maybe this will put on weight with time.
This did not help my case to disabuse AGELVIS of the idea that Nebbiolo is anything like Pinot. Normally the color is deceiving but in this case the pale color was exactly what you would expect. Also not may of the classic Barolo signatures (roses and tar) yet. (231 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 4/26/2024 & rated 93 points: Bright cherry, lemon pound cake, and sage. Very smooth, dry palate, with long lingering acidity. Full, lower intensity tannins on the longish finish.
We all thought this was a Barbaresco at first. I’m not a big fan of Barolo, but this is interesting. (207 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 5/15/2023: Gambero Rosso Tasting (Doltone House, Sydney): Clean, polished, slightly meaty notes, sweet spice, muted plummy fruit. Medium plus intensity acidity and tannins; the latter drying grippy rasp persists long, again a slightly sour underpin to the muted fruit. Hmm. (1039 views) |
| By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/22/2023)
(Fontanafredda Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (5/23/2023)
(Fontanafredda, Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Godel
WineAlign (3/27/2023)
(Fontanafredda Barolo Del Commune Di Serralunga D’alba, D.O.C.G. red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (2/9/2023)
(Fontanafredda Barolo Del Commune Di Serralunga D’alba, D.O.C.G. red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Fontanafredda Producer Website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)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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