Winemaker Notes
Travel to a far-off place with invigorating wild anise, tart notes of blood orange rind and black cherry to balance it all out.
Blend: 75% Nebbiolo, 25% Barbera
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Field Recording Wonderwall Nebbiolo is an excellent expression of this Piedmontese grape variety. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of bright red fruit and dried leaves. Pair it with grilled Hawaiian beef ribs. (Tasted: August 14, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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.
On the eastern end of the Santa Ynez Valley, the rolling hills of the tiny Happy Canyon AVA produce top quality reds from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and whites from Sauvignon blanc. The region’s low-nutrient soil grows smaller vines and in turn, higher quality wine grapes.