Winemaker Notes
#44 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019
Deep garnet red color. On the nose, delicate scents of violets and cherries with traces of black pepper. Rich and refined on the palate, filled with red fruit, spice, raisins, and smooth tannins; long-lasting and juicy finish.
Serve with grilled or roasted meat, hearty stews, and flavorful cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Focused and loaded with finesse, this opens with aromas of rose, wild herbs, camphor and a whiff of dark spice. The bright palate offers precision and youthful tension, delivering sour cherry, cranberry, licorice, orange rind and iron notes alongside finegrained tannins and vibrant acidity. Drink 2021– 2033. Taub Family Selections. Cellar Selection
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James Suckling
Pretty combination of dried leaves and tar here with fresher rose petals and orange rind. Full-bodied but compact on the palate with a vertical line of acidity and a racy finish. Linear and precise. Drink from 2023.
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Tasting Panel
From the estate’s best parcels, which are also the oldest (35–60 years). Juicy and crisp, tangy and pure with racy plum and berries; deep, fresh, and long with finesse and balance.
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.