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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by acyso on 9/6/2015 & rated 93 points: Brunch at Formento's (Chicago, IL): Well, isn't this just an archetypal Barolo. Earth, florals, and red fruit abound. Yes, we popped and poured it, but this didn't suffer very much for that treatment. This was ready to go from the start. The palate was very light, with juicy acidity and softer tannins. Definitely ready to go now, though well-kept bottles are in no danger of decline. (2900 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 9/6/2015 & rated 93 points: Nose: This was flowing and perfumed from the get go with red cherries, tar, herbs, rose petals, earth, and a touch of aged balsamico. This was a nose that had an introspective side to it with gorgeous layering.
Taste: Medium bodied with medium/high acidity and silky tannins. There was a beautiful deftness to the feel with red cherries, tar, earth notes, some leather, aged balsamico, and loads of rose petals on the back end. This entered the palate thin, but preceded to just explodes on the mid-palate and finish.
Overall: This is in a beautiful spot right now. It really encompassed many things I love about Barolo along with having that lost in the moment quality. (2548 views) | | | Tasted by LFCHALA on 10/29/2013 & rated 91 points: 20 years old and still has tannin, freshness and improved greatly with decanting. Also increased with food. The downside: little fruit, even for an old wine.
Drunk at Vito Restaurante - São Paulo - Brazil (2609 views) | | | Tasted by Marcyrillo on 10/20/2013 & rated 91 points: Very traditional and typical. Molasses. Evolved, even better after 2h of decanting. (2528 views) | | | Tasted by 60ouvrees on 8/24/2010: Classic middle weight Barolo at peak of maturity. The best 93s from Piedmont are drinking very well right now. (3885 views) |
| Vietti Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)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 CellarTrackerLazzarito 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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