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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2017 (based on 16 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Cmainardi on 1/22/2017 & rated 90 points: PnP. Good, mature Barolo. Much better than the "normale". Drink up. Not likely to get better (935 views) | | | Tasted by MattB72 on 12/19/2016 & rated 90 points: Best in the first few hrs. Definitely on the decline, but not over the hill. (919 views) | | | Tasted by Davetroup on 5/2/2015 & rated 78 points: Past its prime, sadly. Moving toward undrinkable. (1295 views) | | | Tasted by Rer on 9/15/2013 & rated 90 points: Beautiful nose, very delicate with nice finish (1895 views) | | | Tasted by Rer on 7/27/2013 & rated 93 points: Elegant, ripe.....nice (1906 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 9/15/2008 & rated 92 points: Fall Bachanalia (Green Dolphin St, Chicago IL): nose: very pretty nose, almost like walking through a field of flowers with lots of wild flower tones, rose petals, violets, herbal spices, juniper, and tones of bing cherries
taste: pretty and elegant with tones of wild flowers, violets, herbal spices, and bing cherry tones
overall: a very refined and feminine barolo that is captivating and elegant. Everything about this is soft and refined like a beautiful woman with a beautiful floral attack and a herbal spice+bing cherry finish that doesn't stop (3146 views) | | | Tasted by jivey on 6/5/2008 & rated 89 points: expresso bean, rose peddles, anise, violits med bodied with a cherry tea finish. keeps changing as it evolves in the glass. (2021 views) | | | Tasted by kstoddard on 6/5/2008 & rated 87 points: Odd port like nose. Cherries, roses, violets, tea leaves and earth with loads of brett. Firm tannins. Sour cherry finish. 14.7% alcohol. From 375ml. (2289 views) | | | Tasted by beachnic on 3/10/2007 & rated 89 points: Not as good as last time. But decent. (2271 views) | | | Tasted by beachnic on 1/16/2007 & rated 92 points: From a 375ml..The nose is a little reticent at first and doesn't give up much even after almost almost 2 hrs of air. Orangish color in the glass, nice glycerine. Nice fruit balanced by really nice acidity. I waited 1 1/2 hrs before trying the 2nd glass. The flavors really picked up with the airtime and the fruit got stronger balancing out the acidity even more . This is very nice and makes me keep comming back for another glass. I actually liked this better than the last bottle of 2000 Marziano Abbona Barolo Pressenda I had which was rated higher (the concentration and acidity were better )as well as the 2001 Pio Cesare also rated a 94.
Decant this for a minimum of 2 hours. It gets much better after that period of time. (2253 views) | | | Tasted by admid on 4/20/2006 & rated 88 points: Aroma: ripe cherries, roses, violets and a touch of spices
Good body, balance and concentration. Still a good load of tannins.
Good length (1293 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 CellarTrackerCannubi San Lorenzo 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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