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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by oakville72 on 2/20/2024 & rated 88 points: Still drinkable but at the end of its life. (97 views) | | Tasted by godx on 9/14/2012 flawed bottle: Bill's Monthly Lunch - September 2012 (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind. Corked. (2967 views) | | Tasted by Johann Von Mastiff on 12/28/2009 & rated 85 points: Not nearly as good as my last bottle. This one seemed a bit diluted and the fruit seemed faded. Still quite tannnic. (2480 views) | | Tasted by 60ouvrees on 1/11/2009: Nice light to medium weight Barolo that is still holding up pretty well. Acid is quite pronounced and the fruit is fading a bit so this definitely shows best with food. (2767 views) | | Tasted by Johann Von Mastiff on 4/13/2007 & rated 93 points: Holy Mackeral. Wow this wine is good. I brought this to dinner to make room in the cellar. I had assumed it would be ok but ready to move on and I was dead wrong . This wine is on. Extremely sweet (from fruit) on the nose. Still bright and full of flavor and tons of time left in this bad boy. This may be new school but its looking great. (2945 views) | | Tasted by bhm on 12/31/2006 & rated 90 points: really opened up the 2nd hour. (4032 views) |
| Fratelli Seghesio 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 CellarTrackerVigneto la Villa 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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