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.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Ripe berries and chalky minerals on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with rather soft, velvety tannins and a hint of cherry chocolate in the aftertaste. Should be pleasantly drinkable from 2023.
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Wine Spectator
A taut, red fruit-flavored Barolo, this evokes strawberry, currant and cherry flavors framed by eucalyptus and iron. A firm grip of integrated tannins mark the finish now, yet this is balanced and lingers. Best from 2025 through 2040.
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.
