Winemaker Notes
The unique terroir gives the final wine a ruby-red color with light, garnet highlights and a bouquet with hints of violet and red fruit. It has balanced tannins and good structure that is velvety and harmonic on the palate.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A wine with refined and delicate fruit of plums, hazelnuts and hints of cocoa. Medium body, beautiful fruit and a fresh finish. This is a wine that you want to drink now. Why wait for Barolo?
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.
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