Winemaker Notes
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.
One of the key villages in the Barbaresco producing zone, Neive is often called, “the land of four wines” because it excels at producing top-quality wines from all four of the main Piemontese grapes: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Moscato. It also holds some of the most famous Barbaresco cru vineyards, namely Albesani, Gallina and Santo Stefano.