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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by tcosgriff on 3/28/2017 & rated 85 points: Purple color with brown in the rim. Similar to the Le Coste, which I drank the day before. Vaguely fruity with no real nuance or depth.
Not offensive but a disappointment after all those years in my cellar. (1298 views) | | | Tasted by BklynNeophyte on 6/5/2014 & rated 87 points: Good, but nothing more. (2200 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynJ&O on 9/11/2013 & rated 91 points: I liked this quite a bit. Comes out of the bottle very dark. seems a bit stewed. but after an hour or two become this light, sweet, floral wine that you want more and more of. (2280 views) | | | Tasted by BklynNeophyte on 5/9/2013 & rated 88 points: Very good, but not enough tannins. Brick colored. As the wine opened up (decanted), not enough tannins and a bit too much fruit. Enjoyable.
3 on the AF scale. (2351 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 12/19/2010 & rated 91 points: Bricking medium red violet color; roses, tar, lavender soap nose; tasty, roses, tar, lavender, graphite palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (1078 views) | | | Tasted by carlwhat on 1/29/2010: balsamic and sweet nebbiolo fruit. surprising how good a wine from 5 year old wines tastes.... (3295 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2004, IWC Issue #117
(Giacomo Grimaldi Barolo Sotto Castello di Novello) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (12/19/2010)
(Giacomo Grimaldi Barolo Sotto Castello di Novello) Bricking medium red violet color; roses, tar, lavender soap nose; tasty, roses, tar, lavender, graphite palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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| Giacomo Grimaldi Producer website
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-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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