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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2024 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BoxerBee on 12/8/2022 & rated 96 points: Cherry, strawberry, and orange supported by cinnamon, tobacco, cardamom, oriental spices, rose potpourri, and tar. Plenty of fruit, plenty of acid, plenty of finegrained tannins reminiscent of those of a fine tea. Sounds like a beast, but somehow it is elegant and intense rather than powerful. A Barolo lover's Barolo, with a unique sense of place. Thrilling now, especially on day two, and will be good for another 20+ years from now. Wow! (254 views) | | | Tasted by sburtt on 3/17/2019 & rated 91 points: pretty wine, last bottle, not too impressed, simply nothing really stands out imho (653 views) | | | Tasted by sburtt on 1/25/2019 & rated 92 points: Feeling like upgrading this 1point, enjoyed half a bottle over 2-3hours, this was showing great now, with a little swirl loads of fruits is still hiding inside the glass, doesn't feel the age, in a lovely drinking spot, not yet mature but open for business, the nose has hints of sweetness, fruit still in control, the palate has a soft tannin, mid palate feels a little less powered than what it should be, medium body rather than full, this caps the potential in my opinion, but still a very enjoyable drink and absolutely a bargain for the money, specially compared to Burgundy (699 views) | | | Tasted by sburtt on 12/11/2018 & rated 91 points: Pretty wine is the perfect description, this bottle is starting to drink quite nicely now but it needs time to come out, i opened it at 6:30pm and left it in the bottle at 16-17 degrees, then started serving at 8:30pm, but it only really started to come out with a bit of swirling in the glass around 9:30pm, very gentle nose, fruit still live, but hints of secondary note, very territorial, notes of earth, but not the austerity you find in more important wines, very well balanced on the palate, good tannin structure, overall a well balanced bottle that I would have again and again, missing the WOW effect but a nice drink, very well priced.. and maybe with another 5-10yr in the bottle this can surprise positively (674 views) | | | Tasted by FjordogFjell on 4/20/2012 & rated 87 points: 278 NOK. Aleine heime med andebryst i tankene. Sur/søt lukt med litt løsemiddler. Søtlig anslag, elegant midtparti. Litt rufsete tobakk avslutning. Litt tilkneppet rett etter åpning. god vin men litt anonym (465 views) | | | Tasted by hennlund on 1/22/2010: Very young, of course, for a traditional Barolo, but was tasted out of curiousity. Not very dark in colour. Straight from the bottle the aromas are pretty typical, but quite subdued - floral notes of roses etc, cherries, earthy and tary notes and some fascinating spicey elements that blow off after a while. Emphasis is on fruit. After a couple of hours in the decanter you still have to persuade it to come out of the glass. Fruity in the mouth with nice, fresh acids, tough tannins that really dry out you mouth after swallowing. Good prospect for the future, I would think. Edit: Day 2 The second half of the bottle was drunk with filet of duck. Aromas were more defined now, and the wine showed some more complexity. Halfway down the glass suddenly gave off elements of herbal spices like lavender and rosemary. While not huge, the wine matched the duck meat and fat very well, and the tannins felt much softer. This a very different style than the Bussia-wines from the same producer that I have tasted (2000, 2001, 2003). Don't know how much is vineyard and how much is vintage, but in this wine emphasis is on elegance. (3067 views) | | | Tasted by rikipedia on 5/11/2009 & rated 90 points: Caroline Wine Shop - Italy Walk-around tasting (Carolines Wine Shop): Deep tar, rose aromas on the nose with gentle spice and dried earth develop an intriguing nose.
Somewhat chewy texture, there is an imprint of dried and fresh roses supported by firm, densely structured tannins. Yet the wine is lighter-weight and more linear, lacking some mind-palate depth. Planted on schist soils in the vineyard on a south-west facing vineyard. (79 views) |
| Giacomo Fenocchio 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.
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Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerVilleroThe Villero vineyard (Castiglione Falletto) has a moderately clayey, calcareous and compact soil. The position is South-West and the height is 340 m.
N° of bottles produced approx.: 5,500
Vintage period and management: The manual harvest of the grapes takes place at the half of October.
Fermentation: With controlled temperature (about 28°C) for a period of 15 – 20 days.
Ageing and refining: The ageing takes place in French oak (mid size barrels of 30 Hl.), where the wine is allowed to mature for 2 years.
After the ageing, the wine is put in the bottles without any filtration. The refining is carried out in a place at constant temperature and right humidity, protected from sunlight and artificial light.
Tasting properties: A classic powerful and full-bodied wine from a historical vineyard of Castiglione Falletto. The colour is intense ruby red with a light presence of orange reflections. The smell is elegant, intense, pleasant , balanced and with a hint of withered roses, plums, minerals, tobacco, liquorice, smoke and leather. The taste is full bodied, balanced and velvety, with a huge structure and a very long finish.
Exact position 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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