Winemaker Notes
This wine has a garnet red color with ruby reflections. The nose prevails hints of wood and a note of licorice, typical of wines aged according to local tradition. The taste is pleasantly dry with balanced tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Balsamic aromas of eucalyptus mix with rose, baked plum, violet and a whiff of oak-driven spice. The dense palate doles out dried black cherry, blood orange, vanilla and licorice, while taut, fine-grained tannins provide support. It closes on a coffee bean note.
Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Grown throughout the area, as well as in the neighboring Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina, it reaches its highest potential in the Piedmontese villages of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero. Outside of Italy, growers are still very much in the experimentation stage but some success has been achieved in parts of California. Somm Secret—If you’re new to Nebbiolo, start with a charming, wallet-friendly, early-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba.
MSE450444_2015 Item# 579019