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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2033 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by brewnello on 5/27/2023 & rated 93 points: First time trying this one. Incredible nose of cherries and dust. I taste sandalwood, leather, rosehips, integrated tannins. Balanced with long smooth finish. Best Barolo in quite a while. Coravin and let sit in glass 30 minutes . (582 views) | | | Tasted by beco_senna on 3/25/2022 & rated 92 points: loved it (683 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 1/26/2020 & rated 92 points: It's infanticide to drink this now, but certainly a nice preview of what's to come. Intense, almost muscular cherry fruit with singed blood orange and smoked flowers. Tannins are a bit chewy at the moment, but the structure is all there. The finish is stunning and feels like a long sunset. (1075 views) | | | Tasted by martinutgard on 6/5/2019 & rated 91 points: Open, not closed at all - somewhat surprising to me but nonetheless positive!
Smooth wine, good buy from a great producer.
Recommended. (1283 views) | | | Tasted by bmches on 3/4/2018: modern barolo with silky texture and classic perfume of la morra, very accessible young but will age (1341 views) | | | Tasted by Phenol73 on 6/23/2016 & rated 93 points: (BBR Italy 2016) :: On the masculine side, offering dried petals, darker fruits, some liquorice. Perfumed and brooding. Fine tannins, plush and persistent. (1740 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 6/22/2016 & rated 94 points: Restrained on the nose, crushed stones, floral, dark fruit. Lots of depth. On the palate tight and mineral with round but grippy tannins. Powerful and long. Very promising. 93-94+ (1576 views) |
| Giovanni Rosso 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 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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