Cantina del Pino

Ovello Barbaresco Nebbiolo

9.111 ratings
9.24 pro ratings
Barbaresco, 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
Alex Powell

Fresh and pretty nose, spring flowers, grand marnier and bright red cherries stick out, backed by a wall of stone. Broad and mineral-lined palate, just a touch sappy but overall very fresh and floral, firm but fine tannins. Really floral, mineral and elegant. Needs at least 7-8 years to soften its mineral wall. 2008.

Fresh and pretty nose, spring flowers, grand marnier and bright red cherries stick out, backed by a wall of stone. Broad and mineral-lined palate, just a touch sappy but overall very fresh and floral, firm but fine tannins. Really floral, mineral and elegant. Needs at least 7-8 years to soften its mineral wall. 2008.

1 person found it helpfulApr 12th, 2015
Gerich Fellermann

Sales Grassroots Wine Wholesalers

9.5

Gerich had this 10 years ago

Gerich had this 10 years ago

Aug 24th, 2014
Giampaolo Venica

Partner/Winemaker Venica & Venica

9.0

Nice ripe fruit, not too modern

Nice ripe fruit, not too modern

Dec 4th, 2013
Saxaphonst

Very nice with the whole roasted pig

Very nice with the whole roasted pig

Jan 16th, 2017
Martin Mills

Still quite youthful and needs to soften a bit (decanting or overnight aeration) but the quality is evident. One for the ages, at least another 5-8 years left in it.

Still quite youthful and needs to soften a bit (decanting or overnight aeration) but the quality is evident. One for the ages, at least another 5-8 years left in it.

Dec 16th, 2015
Justin Madol

Candied dark fruit and dried cherry, very floral nose with underpinnings of dried leaves and beeswax. Palette shows more dried anise-spiked fruit and finishes with brush and slight pencil shavings. There's plenty of tannin and acidity here making it a candidate for the cellar. Will come together in 8+ years.

Candied dark fruit and dried cherry, very floral nose with underpinnings of dried leaves and beeswax. Palette shows more dried anise-spiked fruit and finishes with brush and slight pencil shavings. There's plenty of tannin and acidity here making it a candidate for the cellar. Will come together in 8+ years.

Mar 23rd, 2015
Amanda Darden

Delicious, but would probably be better with little more age.

Delicious, but would probably be better with little more age.

Mar 21st, 2015
Andrew Marshall

Andrew had this 10 years ago

Andrew had this 10 years ago

Aug 24th, 2014
Michelle Ng

Michelle had this 9 years ago

Michelle had this 9 years ago

Jul 2nd, 2015
Patrick OConnor

Patrick had this 9 years ago

Patrick had this 9 years ago

Apr 2nd, 2015