Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
A notoriously pernickety grape, it requires sheltered south-facing sites and performs best on the well-drained calcareous marls to the north and south of Alba in the DOCG zones of Barbaresco and Barolo. Langhe Nebbiolo is effectively the ‘second wine’ of Piedmont’s great Barolo & Barbarescos. This DOC is the only way Langhe producers can declassify their Barolo or Barbaresco fruit or wines to make an early-drinking style. Unlike Nebbiolo d’Alba, Langhe Nebbiolo can be cut with 15% other red indigenous varieties, such as Barbera or Dolcetto. Nebbiolo flowers early and ripens late, so a long hang time, producing high levels of sugar, acidity and tannins; the challenge being to harvest the fruit with these three elements ripe and in balance. The best Barolos and Barbarescos are perfumed with aromas of tar, rose, mint, chocolate, liquorice and truffles. They age brilliantly and the very best need ten years to show at their best.
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Piedmont2007 Barolo, Le Vigne, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont, ItalyReady - mature
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Piedmont2013 Barolo, Brunate, Marcarini, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2014 Barbaresco, Sorì Tildìn, Gaja, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2013 Barolo, La Serra, Marcarini, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2013 Barolo, Bartolo Mascarello, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2013 Barolo, Monprivato, Mascarello Giuseppe & Figlio, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2016 Barbaresco, Asili, Riserva, Bruno Giacosa, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2008 Barolo, Bartolo Mascarello, Piedmont, ItalyReady - at best
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Piedmont2013 Barolo, Serra, Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2015 Barolo, Monvigliero, Comm. G.B. Burlotto, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2010 Barolo, Monprivato, Mascarello Giuseppe & Figlio, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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Piedmont2004 Barolo, Vigna Rionda, Dieci X Anni, Riserva, Massolino, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful
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SalePiedmont2007 Barbaresco, Rio Sordo, Cascina CruciataReady - mature
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Piedmont2012 Barolo, Francia, Giacomo Conterno, Piedmont, ItalyReady - youthful