Vibrant, red fruit. Bright ripe cherry, leather, and aniseed. Finer, lighter, and more nervy than Nebbiolo from Piedmonte. Wonderfully high toned and elegant.
Vibrant, red fruit. Bright ripe cherry, leather, and aniseed. Finer, lighter, and more nervy than Nebbiolo from Piedmonte. Wonderfully high toned and elegant.
Jul 9th, 2016
There are not many places where young nebbiolo gets as supple as this. There is the Valtellina, and... and... well, there may be one or two others. This is fully resolved in texture and offers flavors that, despite the relative youth, are more winy than fruity, somewhat in the fashion of a traditional Rioja but with a cooler-climate feel. It's got a patina of cherries and red apples and a slight rustling of cooling herbs - not to the point of tinging it green, but adding a nice freshness to a profile that shows the flavor characteristics and textural integration of something more aged.
There are not many places where young nebbiolo gets as supple as this. There is the Valtellina, and... and... well, there may be one or two others. This is fully resolved in texture and offers flavors that, despite the relative youth, are more winy than fruity, somewhat in the fashion of a traditional Rioja but with a cooler-climate feel. It's got a patina of cherries and red apples and a slight rustling of cooling herbs - not to the point of tinging it green, but adding a nice freshness to a profile that shows the flavor characteristics and textural integration of something more aged.
May 27th, 2016
Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italy
