Description
This gorgeous red stuns with its heady fragrance of pressed rose, truffle, new leather and red berry. Thanks to the age of the vines, the youngest of which were planted in 1937, it boasts an unusual concentration of flavors for the vintage, delivering raspberry compote, licorice, truffle, orange zest and baking spice before a salty, mineral-driven finish. It has wonderful energy and balance, with concise, refined tannins and bright acidity. Drink 2022–2034. (Cellar Selection)
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piedmont
- Appellation: Barolo
- Size: 750ml
- Color: Red
Varietal
Nebbiolo
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy’s finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means ‘fog’ in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
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