Winemaker Notes
The tannins frame the structure giving density and deepness tothe wine. Conclusion with a persistent sapidity.
Mineral, earthy, salty. Impressive.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
You can taste the softness and richness of the warm vintage in the 2015 Barolo Margheria. The wine offers dark fruit flavors and lots of rich, plump fruit at the back. This is a softly textured wine that can also be consumed in the near or medium term. This single-vineyard Barolo from Serralunga d'Alba ages in botti grandi for 36 months. The vines are 60 years old, and the soils are rich with limestone clay. Some 6,200 bottles were made.
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James Suckling
Attractive sliced strawberries with hints of tar and fragrant, rose-like notes make for a compelling young Barolo. The supple palate has a lithe and succulent core with focused, energetic tannins that carry fresh, sweet cherries. Long, taut finish. Try from 2023.
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Wine Enthusiast
Truffle, brown spice, wild berry and rose aromas take shape in the glass along with a whiff of tar. Firm and refined, the polished palate offers dried black cherry, licorice and tobacco alongside taut, elegant tannins.
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Wine Spectator
A whiff of smoked salumi leads off, followed by cherry, spice and tar flavors. Tightly packed, showing major grip on the long finish. The tannins are dense yet civilized, exhibiting harmony. Best from 2024 through 2043.
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.
