Visiting Piemonte last week provided a valuable lesson in understanding the styles and quality levels of Barolo and Barbaresco, the supreme expressions of the late ripening, often finicky Nebbiolo grape. As you enter the gilded village of Barbaresco, s...
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History of the grape: The name means “little sweet one” in Italian. Dolcetto, along with Barbera and Nebbiolo is one ...
History of the grape: Little concrete history is known about Vermentino except that it has recently been identified a...
Cortese is a minor grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy, used to make that region’s dry white wine known as ‘G...
History of the grape: Two schools of thought exist as to the origins of Nebbiolo (which means “little fog” either for...
“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
The Cà Nova Estate winery was born in 1996.. About ten hectars of vineyards, a modern cellar and ...
The roots The Nebbiolo grape, deep-rooted since ancient times in the gentle slopes of the Langhe ...
Azienda Agricola San Cristoforo is fortunate to be situated in one of the best locations in the r...
Cortese's family produces and vinifies with passion.Since 3 generations, using its own grapes fro...
The roots of four generations of the Rivetti family run deep into the hills which overlook Neive ...
The “AZIENDA AGRICOLA ADRIANO MARCO e VITTORIO” farm is a family-run company, situated in the hea...
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Barbaresco on Snooth
June 2013
Very pretty on the nose, with aromas of soft cherry, fresh herbs, shoe polish and braised fennel accented with hints of roses and iron. Silky on entry, this shows fine balance with a nice transparent core of wild cherry fruit accented with hints of leather and medicinal herbs. Rather light on its feet, this tapers off on a soft finish rich soil ... Read More
May 2013
@ OUTTHERE Well, it's a hypothetical thread. I want to see how diverse the ... ... would love to see a 2005 Barbaresco on the wine list to go along with my Steak frite Read More
May 2013
(2008) intense nose of juicy fruits and plums, spice, tobacco, leather and slightly sweet on the palate. Read More
May 2013
Fresh strawberries and cherries, subtle dried field herbs...not a lot of complexity for me Read More
May 2013
Really interesting nose here, strawberries, earthy, barbecue sauce, roasted meats, onions, savory with lots of tannins with quick but very unique! Read More
May 2013
Cherries sotto spirito, lots of vanilla, really smooth finish Read More
May 2013
Sweet nose with carmel, toffee, raspberries. Still very tannic (2008) chewy and almost chalky feel in the mouth Read More
May 2013
Subtle nose of fresh ripe fruit, amarena with detectable oak, lacking intensity Read More
May 2013
Cherries and tar, pleasant tannins and very bright! Read More
May 2013
Aged 1 year in 30 HL BotteIvy and violets greet the nose followed by big yet fresh black fruit, this turns immensely floral and really focused with a light oaken overlay. A slightly softer style of Barbera that's filled with rich red berry and black cherry fruit yet this remains very Barbera weight with no excess weight and only modest soft tann... Read More
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