Winemaker Notes
Intense garnet red with complex aromas of red fruits, spice and light balsamic notes. This is a wine with firm structure with well-balanced minerality and intense flavors of ripe fruits. There is a bit of dustiness and dried fruit on the palate which comes from the winemaking process -- Travaglini is the only winery in Piedmont to make a 100% Nebbiolo in an Amarone style -- meaning that the grapes are dried on straw mats for 100 days before they are pressed to make the wine.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Wild aromas of Thai basil, mint and dried fruits. Some prunes, too, and root beer. Full body, lots of fruit and fine tannins. Fresh and flavorful. A unique wine. Pure nebbiolo, aged 40 months in 20-hectoliter casks.
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Wine Enthusiast
Made from dried Nebbiolo grapes, this structured wine weaves together plum, raisin, leather, earth, carob, balsamic and mineral notes. Combining power and finesse, it’s well balanced but still young, with a firmly tannic backbone.
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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