Winemaker Notes
Ruby red with garnet reflections. On the nose, the wine is intense and precise, with vanilla, spices and rose notes. The palate is dry, velvety and smooth, with a harmonious, persistent and long-lasting finish.
Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Very fresh red-berry and rose-hip character here, on a medium body with fine, firm tannins and a tight, minerally finish. A little one-dimensional for now, but should acquire some complexity in bottle.
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.
