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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Beachfan on 2/19/2024 & rated 88 points: A bit rougher than my last few bottles. Decanted for 30 minutes needed more time. (150 views) | | | Tasted by Beachfan on 4/16/2022 & rated 91 points: Not quite up to prior bottles, will update on day 2
Well, day 6 and it’s amazing. I think it evolved under coravin, really more balanced and polished.
Originally 89 (664 views) | | | Tasted by EhrlichDY on 1/6/2022: Vibrant acidity but perhaps need a bit more fruit or density to provide overall balance to the wine. This was just okay. Maybe an off bottle or perhaps this wine is on the decline. (896 views) | | | Tasted by cardsandwine on 4/29/2020: 3 hour slo-o. An amazing wine that continues to drink with finesse and soul. Beautifully balanced and elegant palate that evolves with each sip and then finishes with great length. This is my eighth bottle in the past 7 years and each has been fantastic. Hard to believe that I only paid $27 a bottle for this 7 years ago. (1813 views) | | | Tasted by Beachfan on 4/15/2020 & rated 90 points: Lovely Nebbiolo, not with the same complexity of the better barolo's, but a fine Gattinara. Still youthful. (1481 views) | | | Tasted by prof b on 10/14/2019: This is in a nice place now. The fruits are still bright while the tannins are not particularly intrusive. Plenty of acidity rounds it all out. Drink or hold. (1715 views) | | | Tasted by rlove on 11/1/2018 & rated 89 points: High-toned nose of dried cherry, autumn leaves, rose, and noticeable VA. Lively and well balanced with nice acidity making for a lively, racy wine. Likely could have benefited from additional time and air. (1971 views) | | | Tasted by acidqueen on 10/10/2018 & rated 89 points: Really progressing here. Getting more depth, amarena cherry, menthol, a bit of pepper. Medium body. Age really matters here. I can’t wait to see this in 10 years and I think it will easily go that distance. But drinks well now for sure. (1909 views) | | | Tasted by acidqueen on 8/18/2017 & rated 88 points: This has blossomed in last couple years. Still give this a 2 hour+ decant to show well - it surely needs it. Must drink with food. Smells of red berry, cherry, cassis, menthol, lemon peel, tobacco and flowers. Even better on second day. This will be much better in 10 years, but at least you can finally enjoy it now. (2556 views) | | | Tasted by easttide on 9/4/2016 & rated 89 points: A bit closed. Too much leather and not enough fruit at this point, even with food. Will wait quite a while before the last bottle. (3481 views) | | | Tasted by acidqueen on 9/27/2015 & rated 88 points: Still too young to really drink, although after 2 hour decant and with food it is nice. Do not think about drinking this without food. High acid, astringent, but softer fruit develops after couple hours. (4460 views) | | | Tasted by ben2e on 5/7/2015 & rated 91 points: Really nice structure and fruit. A bit more fruit showing than a typical Barolo. Dusty and dry but no strong mineral or must. For the price, I thought it was a very good value as well. (4470 views) | | | Tasted by EhrlichDY on 3/17/2015 & rated 90 points: Popped and decanted for one hour before dinner. Stunning value here for a 10 year old nebbiolo. Traditionally styled and elegant yet densely layered with fruit, tar, and rose petal. Lacking the depth and concentration of a wine with a higher pedigree but I'm very happy drinking this any weekday. I'd say this one has just hit its window and should continue to improve for at least three years. (4721 views) | | | Tasted by up4wine on 3/2/2015 & rated 88 points: I generally find Gattinara a bit thin when compared to Barolo and Barbaresco. This bottle fits that m.o. Still a very pleasant wine. There is fruit, a little earthiness and a little leather and licorice. The acid level is not objectionable, but also not quite in balance with the rest of the wine. I found it much better with hearty red sauce food than drinking on its own. (3803 views) | | | Tasted by bags on 12/3/2014: this has a few more years to go before hitting its peak and is very nice, esp. for the price. I have one left, but wish I had more. (3732 views) | | | Tasted by ex-sommelier on 10/11/2014 & rated 90 points: Happy to find a decently aged Nebbiolo on a shelf for a low price. This one has a pale, ruddy color, and right out of the bottle the nose is all tart red berries and mint leading to some really wonderful tertiary aromas, particularly truffle, once it got some air. For 29 bucks I'd say this was a wonderful opportunity to see what a bit of age can do to a proper Nebbiolo.
On the palate the acidity was still quite fresh, but softened quickly with a gentle finish. Somewhat straightforward palate of red cherry and menthol, but lovely nonetheless. I wouldn't wait long on this vintage. (3034 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 9/21/2014 & rated 89 points: Properly pale; authentic rusticity & forthright on nose; warm, full on; foursquare- reflects its roots. Opens out invitingly. Has all the necessaries to drink well during the next decade. (2491 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 8/2/2014: There is some question about if it is condition. (2776 views) | | | Tasted by Matches on 4/19/2014 & rated 88 points: A very pretty and elegant wine. Lots of fruit. A bit of a petro-mint sort of thing, and Nebbiolo typicity.
Will be fine in the bottle a few more years, but not likely another ten (3171 views) | | | Tasted by jinatnrt on 1/26/2014 & rated 92 points: Upon opening a gush of barnyard hits you smack in your nose (not necessarily in an unpleasant way), followed by elegant red berry nose. Tannins are well integrated. This is a real fine and elegant nebbiolo. (3164 views) | | | Tasted by up4wine on 1/6/2014 & rated 87 points: This was an enjoyable Nebbiolo. I am finding that Gattinara is generally a bit on the thin side of a good Barolo or Barbaresco, but it also generally costs less. This one had a bit of a harsh finish that caused me to drop the score. There was good fruit on the nose and plenty of acid to tango with the meal. I would say this Gattinara is not quite as good as from the Travaglini winery. (3118 views) | | | Tasted by yofog on 11/18/2013 & rated 91 points: Savory and slightly volatile, this was great but I'm not sure I see how it's going to keep going for another 20 years. (3367 views) | | | Tasted by Drankard on 11/11/2013: This wine is really impressive, tasted like an old school Barolo for only $22. Drinking very well now with cherry liquor, spice and a slight floral note. Structured, extremely balanced and finishes with polished tannins. (3383 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 11/10/2013 & rated 86 points: Sydney Italian Wine Festival - Nebbiolo Masterclass: Heavily bretty, with animale and truffle along with chocolate. The palate is tannic and quite hard with the fruit not keeping up. Not easy to like. (2735 views) | | | Tasted by dhammer53 on 10/29/2013 & rated 90 points: Drank this with family at our 35th wedding anniversary dinner in NYC. A nice nose. Earthy. Beautiful color. Some fruit and spice, with just a hint of tannins. Drank with Italian food. Enjoyable. (2631 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Antonio Vallana e Figlio 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.
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-infoNorthern PiedmontRegional History:
The wines of Piemonte are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piemonte was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piemontese 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 French woman 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. Outside of the Langhe, the most prominent area of wine production in Piemonte is the chain of sub-alpine hills that run through the provinces of Novara and Vercelli. Here the Romans introduced spionia, an ancient variety that thrived in foggy climates. Whether this was in fact a genetic ancestor of Nebbiolo is unknown, but the derivation of its name, Spanna, is now how the locals refer to this noble grape. The Morainic soils, mostly deposited along the Sesia River, are of glacial origin and produce more medium-bodied, aromatically driven nebbiolo than in the Langhe. The appellations of note in Novara are Gattinara, Lessona and Bramaterra, and in Vercelli are Ghemme, Fara, Boca, and Szizzano.
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