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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by palbe on 4/16/2022 & rated 91 points: Dark, spicy secondary fruit, tobacco, gravel. Quite meaty and rough; delicious with spiced lamb. (224 views) | | Tasted by premiercru1973 on 4/19/2021 & rated 87 points: In a very fast decline. Super elegant and tertiary on the nose, but the fruit has collapsed leaving behind an alcohol that is too dominant. Drink up fast. (313 views) | | Tasted by kenhoeve on 7/14/2014 & rated 89 points: Immediately after pouring the wood is just too strong here. Otherwise, pretty classic Italian stuff. Hard red and dark red candy, florals, big rustic tannins, some perfume. It's attractive but needs to shake that wood. Will give it some air and retest.
Day 2- It's smoothed out considerably, but only retains the rustic italian tone, losing the fruit and perfume. Smooth but uninteresting. 88 isn. (1930 views) | | Tasted by SteveHyde on 5/10/2014 & rated 91 points: First time tasting a wine from this producer. Decanted. Dark garnet-plum in color. Nice nose of primary fruit. Lots of cherry. Intense tannins on opening that resolve a bit with air. Well made, good structure, nice mouthfeel and balance. A good wine, but will I seek it out in the future? Not so sure. (1822 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni Vinous, Piemonte: 2009 and 2010 Barbaresco Plus Other New Releases (Oct 2012) (Pecchenino Barolo San Giuseppe) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
| Pecchenino 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-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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