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| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2024 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rcb25 on 5/9/2021: From the madman that is Fabio Gea.
I'm really not sure what to make of this wine. It feels like it's meant to be a lighter and more refreshing wine. Indeed many signs point to it: carbonic maceration, ever so slight effervescence; bright raspberries and strawberries; fresh herbal finish; prickly acidity, a great combination. Yet it comes in at a whopping 15% ABV and after a glass or two you do feel it weighing on you. I can't quite tell what this wine is trying to be. A crushable(?) Nebbiolo at 15% that feels heavy on you after is just a weird feeling in a wine.
ABV: 15%
Closure: glass stopper
Decant: 30min
Stem: Gabriel-Glass StandArt
Assemblage: 100% Nebbiolo. Fermented and aged in porcelain and stoneware made by Fabio himself and then aged in his pool for four months. What the water does, is a mystery to me. Carbonic maceration. I'm quoting from the importer here, "Fabio says this wine was 'fucking in the pool for four months (water and wine making love).'" (Whatever the hell that means) (665 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 CellarTrackerItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoVino da TavolaMamoiada, Sardegna |
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