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Barolo Nebbiolo

9.0531 ratings
9.263 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Ainsley

This one missed the mark for me. Tart red fruit, blackcurrant, leather, and gamey palette. Length was shorter than expected. Unstructured tannins.

This one missed the mark for me. Tart red fruit, blackcurrant, leather, and gamey palette. Length was shorter than expected. Unstructured tannins.

Jun 13th, 2022
Willem Jan Withagen

Transparent shiny rooftop red. Rozes in the nose, chocolate and cherries on the palette. Tannine is still there but smooth with a bit of acid to keep it fresh.

Transparent shiny rooftop red. Rozes in the nose, chocolate and cherries on the palette. Tannine is still there but smooth with a bit of acid to keep it fresh.

Aug 7th, 2021
Conrad Green

Very pretty. Sweet strawberry, raspberry. Roses and a hint of pine needles. Really gorgeous, long and pretty. A great bottle.

Very pretty. Sweet strawberry, raspberry. Roses and a hint of pine needles. Really gorgeous, long and pretty. A great bottle.

Feb 28th, 2021
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2016 | This is a wine I got the urge to smell... and smell. It is a very rich smell, multi layered and rich. Very high in bitters, lots of character.

Vintage 2016 | This is a wine I got the urge to smell... and smell. It is a very rich smell, multi layered and rich. Very high in bitters, lots of character.

Sep 8th, 2020
Conrad Green

Soft fruit, tobacco, tar. Some licorice and vegetal notes. Very pure and quite intense. In good shape but not a heartbreaking bottle. Good stuff given its age.

Soft fruit, tobacco, tar. Some licorice and vegetal notes. Very pure and quite intense. In good shape but not a heartbreaking bottle. Good stuff given its age.

Feb 12th, 2020
Boris Mathiszik

Delicious Barolo. Outstanding, well balanced fruit and acidity. Could drink this all day long. Great pairing with our Italian lunch.

Delicious Barolo. Outstanding, well balanced fruit and acidity. Could drink this all day long. Great pairing with our Italian lunch.

Dec 12th, 2019
Willem Jan Withagen

Still showing potential. Fruit clearly showing, tanine getting milder. Leather, mocca. Still a few to go, so more pleasure in the future.

Still showing potential. Fruit clearly showing, tanine getting milder. Leather, mocca. Still a few to go, so more pleasure in the future.

Oct 20th, 2019
Tracy Hall

Pop and pour delicious! This place awesome!

Pop and pour delicious! This place awesome!

Sep 6th, 2019
Riccardo L.

Good Barolo. Hard to go wrong with this grape. But considering it’s a 2010, I had higher expectations.

Good Barolo. Hard to go wrong with this grape. But considering it’s a 2010, I had higher expectations.

Dec 25th, 2018
Conrad Green

Light tawny color. Good nose with tied cherry, soft roses, limpid dried orange notes and dark wood. Decent fruit- still quite fresh with a slightly drying finish. A good bottle.

Light tawny color. Good nose with tied cherry, soft roses, limpid dried orange notes and dark wood. Decent fruit- still quite fresh with a slightly drying finish. A good bottle.

Nov 22nd, 2018