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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by CHINACAT on 4/22/2024 & rated 91 points: Dark red color, a little cloudy. Pleasantly raunchy and smokey bouquet. On the palate, ripe dark fruit, earth, ashes and wood. Might be a little past its peak window, but has wonderful complexity. (88 views) | | | Tasted by thitus on 7/18/2023 & rated 95 points: Amazing! (628 views) | | | Tasted by EricU on 5/21/2023 & rated 95 points: Excellent aged nebbiolo. Great balance. Tanins had faded, medium bodied, roses, notes of eukalyptus (666 views) | | | Tasted by CondorKhan on 3/14/2022 flawed bottle: Some rose and spice on the nose and nice texture, but fruit was flat and stewed... heat damage?
Feels bad as this was a very thoughtful gift from one of my best friends. (1397 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 9/3/2021 & rated 92 points: Dinner at Alex's (Alex and Fiona's in AMK): This was really quite nice. Still rather modern, but perhaps just a little lighter, tighter and less forward than the 2004 Fontanafredda la Villa that we had alongside, but I think this actually benefitted from that. The nose showed deep dark notes of blackberries and plums, alongside a really nice dose of spice and dried brush herb and rocky mineral. Nice. The palate was on the more modern side, but still had a good bit of control on it, with fine but firm Nebbiolo tannins and a nice bit of juicy, chewy acidity framing full flavours of blackberries and dark cherries, maybe a touch of dried raisins and plums, these flecked with warm shades of spice and herb, and nice flush of rose petals at the finish. I liked this - a nicely complex wine, drinking decnth at this stage, but with its peak easily a decade or more ahead of it yet. (2113 views) | | | Tasted by Pverd on 5/16/2020 & rated 92 points: A lovely elegant even burgundy style barolo. Lots of lifted roses and red berries - no tar or austerity. Soft mid weight fruit based barolo with lovely length not powerful but so feminine. Much better than previous 2 bottles. Ready to drink and enjoy (2278 views) | | | Tasted by Johehn on 9/13/2019 & rated 92 points: Power and friendly. Took an hour to really open up. Leather and tobacco, and more... Long taste. Enjoyed with a spicy pasta dish. (2136 views) | | | Tasted by rhapsody5435 on 1/20/2019 & rated 90 points: in primary zone, drink up (2239 views) | | | Tasted by Martin_G on 11/3/2018 & rated 89 points: A decent barolo, which off course was a bit of a let down. Totally resolved - drink up! (1949 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 5/2/2018: Coravin fun - Randoms (Kennards, Waterloo): From Coravin. A slightly richer version of the Marcarini - more ripe cherry and plum, and the sweet spices are more prominent. It smells a little more polished with slight vanilla and cream. In the mouth it's juicy and mouth watering, more plummy than cherry with huge cheek puckering tannins which stomp (with the slightly avuncular fruit and a little oak) around the palate for a very long time with a little alcohol warmth coming through towards the end. Time required for me. (2090 views) | | | Tasted by Kalle62 on 3/3/2018 & rated 90 points: Here We find plums, tobacco, sherrytones, tar and licoric. After a while even some rosetones. Relatively complex but expected more length, power and taste. Actually a bit disappointed Relatively to my expectations and the price. (1654 views) | | | Tasted by Spro on 2/18/2018 & rated 90 points: Bit high acidity. Tabaco tar flavors with some fruit (1692 views) | | | Tasted by axisx on 3/21/2017 & rated 92 points: complex nose. heavy tannin, palate lifted by minty flavor. Finish could be a little more suave. (2246 views) | | | Tasted by larseman on 12/13/2012 & rated 90 points: Fontanafredda provning (Enjoy Wine & Friends): Kraftfull doft av mörka bär, blåbär, höstlöv, eukalyptus. Balanserad syra och frukt, kraftfulla men eleganta tanniner, mycket bra längd. (5101 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 2/3/2012: Random Northern Italian tasting (121 BC, Sydney): Colour: Ruby to Garnet
Nose: Savoury, meaty, rich plummy fruit, biscuit, mushroom then cream and farmyard funk notes…horse sweat, touches of earth
Mouth: medium plus acid and tannin, plum, biscuit, savoury and meaty. Slight tar and leather notes. Finish lasts forever. Sublime. (3571 views) |
| Fontanafredda 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 CellarTrackerLazzaritois actually a single vineyard near SerralungaItaly 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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