Winemaker Notes
Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Ginestrino will give many Barolos and Barbarescos a run for their money. It emerges from a collection of sites in Monforte and spent a brief nine months in small-format wood. Kirsch, cinnamon, mint and rose petal are beautifully lifted. A kiss of French oak adds just a touch of raciness without overpowering the wine at all.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Ginestrino is a bright ruby red hue and is fresh with delicate spice aromas as well as notes of fresh red cherries, cinnamon, and fresh flowers. The palate is elegant and refined, with well-defined, fine tannins and a clean, savory, citrus-noted finish. It has real Nebbiolo character, which is notable given the number of simple quaffers in this category. The grapes are from the estate’s Barolo vineyards, which is evident in the glass.
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.
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