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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2025 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by fmginc on 6/30/2022 & rated 90 points: deep rich garnet color with excellent notes in balance (684 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 1/31/2021 & rated 92 points: Drinking well and a great value at $20. (1057 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 12/21/2019 & rated 93 points: Remains in the very youthful camp. Majestic fruit and depth evident however still trapped in a web of tannin. Would try another in 2+ years. (1573 views) | | | Tasted by davidspieker on 4/29/2019 & rated 90 points: Ruby red color. Warm fermented berry aromas. Bright cherry flavors with some earth and nice minerality on a lengthy finish. Will go a while. (1956 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 12/3/2018 & rated 89 points: Definitely a wine that needs food. Bright acidity and red fruit with some crushed stone. A little green vegetal quality presented it self after the wind has been open longer. Ironic since sometimes that green vegetal Note will blow off from a bottle. In this case it actually developed. Or perhaps it’s that with air time the fruit subsided, leaving the greenness laid bare. I don’t think time is going to be particularly kind to this bottle. (1937 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 11/5/2018 & rated 92 points: Versus $21 price point, very nice and drinking well. (1567 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile on 9/5/2018 & rated 89 points: As expected for a nice Barbaresco (1333 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 5/7/2018 & rated 92 points: My palate differs from those who scored it in the upper 80s. This is a great wine with a phenomenal QPR. It’s what I look for in a barbaresco, fun, lively fruit that’s pushed slightly to the red cherry edge of the spectrum. You get the floral notes on the nose that seem more like wild flowers while in the finish I pick up rose petals, less the fragrance of roses and more the rose oil if you chew on a petal. The backbone is lightly tannic with hints of anis on the back palate. (1461 views) | | | Tasted by oropeza on 4/22/2018 & rated 89 points: Well integrated and good balance, nice red fruit with a good middle of earth and coffee and decent acidity and tannin... a solid implementation of Nebbiolo without much to distinguish it. (1193 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile on 1/27/2018 & rated 91 points: A lovely nicely balanced Babaresco (1273 views) | | | Tasted by CO CHRIS on 10/22/2017: Pedestrian. Ready to drink. (1451 views) | | | Tasted by jeffmudd on 10/12/2017 & rated 90 points: Simple & classic Barbaresco. Drinks nicely now, bought at the winery after a present tasting with the owner/winemaker. (1432 views) | | | Tasted by Der Weingelehrte on 7/9/2017 & rated 91 points: Nice, approachable barbaresco. Classic aromatics and texture. (1362 views) | | | Tasted by oropeza on 4/16/2017 & rated 84 points: Red fruit, complex middle and good tannic chew, marred by some brett and other off-flavors (1163 views) | | | Tasted by ilcalmo on 8/12/2016 & rated 83 points: This was a disappointment. On the nose and palate this initially has traditional cherry and spice flavors. However, on the palate, there is a spiky, unpleasant characteristic as well. This actually gets worse with air, and acquires an unpleasant flavor I can only describe as resembling the smell of a used birdcage. (1815 views) | | | Tasted by bajayngo on 8/9/2016: Bright uplifting nose with anise, fresh fennel, thin on the mid palate with faint tannins on finish. (1342 views) |
| SocreThe Estate
The birth of Socre occurred in 1871, when Marco Piacentino's great-grandfather Giovanni l'Alessandrino bought this land in Barbaresco. Every since Socre initially sold it's grapes to private citizens of Barbaresco and various wine cellars in the Barbaresco zone, and only produced a small percentage of wine for family consumption. In 1999 all of this came to an end when Marco decided to gradually increase the amount of grapes used for wine production and invest in equipment and machinery for his own bottling.
The decision to expand does not stop here. Rosella and Marco Piacentino have been enlarging the business also by planting new vines in the original vineyards in Barbaresco in the famous cru of Roncaglie. They have purchased other vineyards in Neviglie in Barbaresco and Cisterna d'Asti in Roero where they have planted Barbera, Croatina, Cabernet and Merlot.
Wines such as Croatina and Cisterna d'Asti were also a matter of interest and attention to Marco. Marco's idea is to keep local tradition alive in offering clients of Socre’ traditional varietals that offer a fresh alternative to the land's more renowned wines such as Barbera d'Alba, Barbera d'Asti, Langhe Nebbiolo and the raisined wine Camplongh, as well as a dry white wine called Via Nuova.
The vineyards of Socre in Barbaresco (about 3 hectares) are just below the wine cellar, and are the heart and soul of the estate. The land slopes downwards quite steeply, with western and southern exposure; the land's altitude is between 250 and 290m above sea level. The earth is mainly clayey, with a limestone base and sharp alkaline reaction.
The pride of Socre by far is again, the cru of Roncaglie Alto. As early as 1880, Roncaglie was already recognized as one of the best and most important areas for Barbaresco production, also mentioned in Lorenzo Fantini's fundamental publication on Viticulture and Oenology in the Province of Cuneo. Argilo-calcaire soils, perfect exposition (South and South-west), mild winds and great temperatures fluctuations, give rise to deep and elegant wines. The vineyards (with ages ranging from 10 to 50 years) are planted with a density ranging from 4500 vines per ha up to 8000 vines per ha.
Roncaglie Alto is a very respected area just below the vineyard of the renowned Angelo Gaja vineyard called Sori' Tilden. Separating the two vineyards is the road from Alba before the hamlet of Tre Stelle bearing amazing views of the vineyards of Barbaresco. The vines of Roncaglie were planted in 1959 by Marco's grandfather Giovanni and are still bearing incredible fruit.
Guido Busatto has been brought in as the enologist in charge to help make the Socre a top player in the world of wines from the Le Langhe. Before this the Roncaglie cru has never taken advantage of how great this vineyard really is except for Angelo Gaja who has never named Roncaglie on his labels. Because of this, Roncaglie has not had the privilege in the past of displaying such honor on the front label by any estate. All this will change. The vineyards of Socre has huge potential in making world lass wines and this is exactly what Socre is capable of making…world class wines.
Philosophy
Each place has is own character: a wine must express the interaction between the place and the grape variety, keeping in mind tradition and heritage.
The People
Marco Piacentino is an architect.
Address: Via Terzolo
Postal code: 12050
City: Barbaresco
Phone: n/a
Email: sales@socre.itNebbioloNebbiolo 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)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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