Guide to Langhe Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo takes its name from a common autumnal fixture in Piemonte: la nebbia (fog)
© Giulia Negri
Nebbiolo takes its name from a common autumnal fixture in Piemonte: la nebbia (fog)
© Giulia Negri
Guide to Langhe Nebbiolo
For those of you unfamiliar with the wines from Piedmont in northwest Italy, Nebbiolo is the grape that produces the wines of Barolo and Barbaresco—a hauntingly complex variety that can give wines of power and finesse with unrivaled aging potential. While Barolo and Barbaresco are aged for years in wood before release, many growers also bottle a fresher, lighter, more approachable expression of the variety under the Langhe Nebbiolo denomination.
Marco Tintero’s Langhe Nebbiolo ages for a year in a mix of oak barrels and botti. The result is an elegant rosso and one of the best values in our portfolio.
Massimo Benevelli, meanwhile, ages his in stainless steel, the result of which is an extremely pure rosso, with smooth tannins, freshness, and a touch of refinement that hints of its serious terroir.
Guido Porro sources the Nebbiolo for his bottling from parcels adjacent to two legendary Barolo crus in the commune of Serralunga d’Alba: Lazzarito and the fabled Vigna Rionda. You’ll find enough structure to take this rosso seriously, but not enough to keep you from gulping it down unabashedly.
Finally, from cool, high-elevation vineyards in the Barolo commune of La Morra, thirty-year-old Giulia Negri brings us everything we want in a great Nebbiolo. Perfumed and precise, with just enough tannin, this Langhe is simply beautiful, bursting with freshness, lively fruit, and downright deliciousness.
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