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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ThijsV on 8/3/2023 & rated 91 points: Back in NL drinks (Utrecht): [Restaurant purchase] Pop-up win bar Utregs Wijnhuis at Koenraad. Medium intensity with licorice, dough, cherry, laurel, strawberry. Medium+ acidity, high tannins, medium finish. Last bottle of the evening, so notes probably don’t do the bottle justice (379 views) | | | Tasted by bjbu on 8/3/2023 & rated 89 points: Pop-up wine bar Utregs wijnhuis: Intensity medium. Roses, cherry, red currant, dough. Acidity medium(+). Tannins high. Finish medium.
(pop-up wine bar Utregs Wijnhuis, Koenraad Utrecht) (314 views) | | | Tasted by RichardP on 1/8/2023 & rated 91 points: Strawberry and camphor on the nose. On the palate, light cherry, strawberry, and notes of rose petal and clove on the medium finish, with moderate to strong tannins and well-balanced acidity. This was a good value at a little over $50. (419 views) | | | Tasted by MuddyBoots on 10/1/2022: Surely one of the three or four best sites in Barbaresco. Decanted an hour. Appropriately pale red hue - paling further to a watery rim. Expressive nose of finely poised small red fruits. The vintage expresses itself in the redness of the fruit. Pronounced red fruits on the palate also - cherry, perhaps even some strawberry - framed by savory notes of licorice and camphor. A very pleasant restraint / delicacy. Nothing too assertive or insistent or extracted. Balanced. Really quite fine grained silky tannins, with just a little grip at the end and the barest hint of dryness. Certainly nothing to suggest it is not fully ripe. A wine that perhaps speaks a little more softly than in more heralded vintages - and that lack of power may make it seem less persistent also - yet it displays all the inner beauty you could hope for. This is very elegant for Roncaglie - pretty even, which is not what comes to mind with nebbiolo. Showing some early complexity already. Authentic Barbaresco. I found myself continually reaching for the glass. Will surely go a while yet but can be - and perhaps on this showing should be - approached within a few years. Very happy. (342 views) | | | Tasted by olly301 on 12/28/2021 & rated 80 points: Bottle was possibly flawed. Tannins out of control, bitter taste. (387 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 5/10/2019: Light red. Lifted, fragrant nose. Both supple and subtle. Pretty, complex, herbal, excellent acidity, gentle soil, and chewy tannin. Drink or hold. (902 views) | | | Tasted by aekenback on 8/26/2018 & rated 90 points: Nebbiolo on the elegant and light side. Nice concentration and good balance. Quite tight and doesn’t really let loose tonight but will certainely improve with additional time in bottle. (760 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2014 Barbaresco: An October Surprise (Oct 2017) (10/1/2017)
(Poderi Colla Barbaresco Roncaglie Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/12/2017)
(Poderi Colla Barbaresco Roncaglie, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (4/7/2017)
(Colla, Roncaglie Barbaresco Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Poderi Colla Producer Website
In the land of white truffles, hazelnuts, and the pride of Alba (Nebbiolo), Poderi Colla is run faithfully by Tino and Pietro Colla, the brother and nephew of the late Beppe Colla. Beppe was a pioneer in the region, who after stints to Burgundy in the mid 50’s, reinvented what the Nebbiolo grape could be in fermented form. He was the first to palpably embrace France’s concept of terroir, bottling vineyard designate Barolo and Barbaresco for his winery Prunotto, at a time when it was simply not done.
When he sold Prunotto in 1990, Beppe kept the very best parcels from Piedmont’s two powerhouse regions. From Barolo, it was Dardi Le Rose in Bussia, a wine if some of our more seasoned club members recall was offered back in 2017. In Barbaresco, it was Roncaglie, a no till / organic vineyard adjacent to Gaia’s Sori Tilden.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 CellarTrackerRoncaglie 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)Barbaresco Geographical details of the DOCG down to single vineyards. The vineyards belonging to the comune Barbaresco can be found here |
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