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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by eags25fla on 11/19/2016 & rated 91 points: Extremely evolved but much of the "old funk" blew off after 30 mins. Nose of dried leather, earth, prune and mocha. A bit thin and tinged with oxidation but inserting and pleasing with prune, dates, faded black & blueberry and mocha. drying tannins - still not completely integrated. This is more hedonistic than elegant but great fun to drink. (1241 views) | | | Tasted by eags25fla on 10/20/2016 & rated 92 points: Extremely evolved and most definitely on the decline but still delicious and layered with earthy and evolved fruit, forest, mushroom, etc. (1179 views) | | | Tasted by thebonnydooner on 4/27/2014 & rated 82 points: Pale light cherry brick centre, orange brick rim. Muted on nose, just faint hints of strawberries and cherries, some earth tar. Light tasting, still with some acidity but little dry tannins. Seems a little washed out with not much structure or flavour. Either this is a) end of life b) just not very good or c) tainted - under any scenario, not good enough for my osso buco, so dumped this and opened a 2001 Faset which seemed a darn sight better...
So much for the wine spectator "100 point" vintage..... (2649 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 12/21/2013 & rated 88 points: light and thin color, fruity nose, very smooth and elegant but lacks the backbone to fill it out. Long and fruity but very light finish. Beyond its prime. (2780 views) | | | Tasted by bwaverley on 12/6/2010 & rated 84 points: Possibly I waited too long to open this. but it was a disappointment. Upon opening (and for an hour afterwards), the color, bouquet and finish were thin, muted and "metallic." After two hours, a reasonable level of complexity emerged - tobacco and dried dark fruits most predominant. Good wine, definitely not great and a definite under-performer for the overall quality of the vintage. SImply cannot recommend this maker in the future given that other (even mediocre) Barolos from this vintage are still going quite strong (4396 views) | | | Tasted by chetjan on 11/8/2008 & rated 93 points: Served in a flight of 2000 Barolos as part of an Italian tasting menu. Decanted for 4 hours. Paired with a classic osso buco prepared according to a Todd English reciple. Osso buco was served over garlic mashed potatoes. This wine was easily the favorite of the evening and paired extremely well with the food. I can confirm the tasting notes provided by Luca B on 12/15/2004. Very velvty mouthfeel, great round fruit, long finish but plenty of structure. But this is still a more traditional Barolo and really needs food to be enjoyed. The tannins were much more integrated with a few more years on the bottle, but I think this one can last a while. Glad to have 3 more bottles in the cellar. (Note: after some reflection, I dropped the rating down to 93.....the original 95 was a little too generous when considered against other wines I've rated this highly.) (3769 views) | | | Tasted by boxwine_in_hell on 7/31/2006 flawed bottle: Corked bottle. Major bummer. (4363 views) | | | Tasted by Luca B on 12/15/2004 & rated 95 points: Wow, is all I have to say. At first I did not buy into the hoopla over the 2000 Barolo vintage. The good news is, as far as this bottle is concerned, its true this wine was truly a pleasure to drink. The wine is still very young but is showing very well with notes of tar, tabbacco, chocolate, leather and dried cherries. The wine has a velvety texture that envelops the tounge with flavor. Its nose was one of lavender and truffles. I had this wine with some artsin cheese and it took some of the tanic bite out of this young wine, of course Barolo is a food wine so enjoy with your favorite hearty Italian dish. (3579 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.
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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