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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 2/24/2023 & rated 91 points: Very typical with notes of roses, tar and red fruit. (693 views) | | | Tasted by Deb293 on 3/17/2022 & rated 90 points: On the nose...forest floor, rosemary, thyme and some licorice/menthol...and slowly the berries come out. Pomegranate?? Something dark and mysterious with an oak overlay. On the palate, VERY dry and austere. Will it soften over time? Who knows? Where's the fruit? If you like this style...go for it, I guess. To me, it's all oak and no fruit. I'm glad I opened it before company came. I don't know where the the sweet spot was, but I think it's gone. (417 views) | | | Tasted by thesternowl on 8/2/2019 & rated 93 points: In a fantastic place right now. Gorgeous dark and red fruits, roses, dried herbs, tar...impeccable texture. Tannins still very firm. The finish lasts over a minute and has a lovely touch of salinity. Decades left in this one. Bravissimo! (1246 views) | | | Tasted by sehill on 5/22/2016 flawed bottle: Corked! (2263 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 10/1/2015 & rated 95 points: One of the most perfumed, seductive Barolo bouquets I have encountered. Indeed, Barbaresco-like, with Margaux and Chambolle-Musigny notes. Then comes the massive structure and bracing tannic grip. A wine for the long-haul that delivers outstanding QPR. 94-95. (2653 views) |
| Pecchenino 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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