Mario Marengo

Vigneto Valmaggiore Nebbiolo d'Alba Nebbiolo

9.018 ratings

9.22 pro ratings

Alba, 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

9.0

Patience and Protein.
Upon opening, this is a tannic beast. Decanted 1/2 hr or so. But... the sausage w Swiss chard and Marcella’s tomatoe sauce over polenta brought out its beauty.
N: Tar, underbrush, cola, roses, iron, dank minerality.
P: Really needs protein. Dark fruits, long,
Not rich but sappy, snappy finish. Pine forest, black cherry.

Patience and Protein.
Upon opening, this is a tannic beast. Decanted 1/2 hr or so. But... the sausage w Swiss chard and Marcella’s tomatoe sauce over polenta brought out its beauty.
N: Tar, underbrush, cola, roses, iron, dank minerality.
P: Really needs protein. Dark fruits, long,
Not rich but sappy, snappy finish. Pine forest, black cherry.

1 person found it helpfulMay 17th, 2021

Pretty nice

Pretty nice

Apr 18th, 2022

Michael Centanni

8.8

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Michael had this 5 years ago

Nov 7th, 2019

Sommelier & Educator Empire Wine Distributors

9.5

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Eric had this 9 years ago

May 19th, 2016

9.0

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Sep 12th, 2021

Richard Perlman

8.7

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Richard had this 4 years ago

Sep 26th, 2020

9.0

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Selfvingster had this 7 years ago

Apr 7th, 2018

9.3

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Dec 30th, 2017

Nicholas Dodaro

8.6

Nicholas had this 7 years ago

Nicholas had this 7 years ago

Nov 19th, 2017

9.3

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Rebecca had this 8 years ago

Jun 11th, 2017