NEBBIOLO

One of the greatest Italian black grape varieties

Nebbiolo

Also called Spanna, Chiavennasca.

Mainly present in the north-west of Italy, it is a noble grape variety that is extremely demanding: soils, exposure, it is as delicate to grow as it is to vinify because it must be watched frequently. With its small, thin-skinned grapes, susceptible to disease, it develops best in limestone vineyards exposed to the sun. This is the case on the slopes of Barolo and Barbaresco, where some of the best wines of Italy are produced. These are exquisite wines which, when matured, offer a complexity and length rarely equalled. This noble grape variety is therefore at the origin of Italy's greatest wines. These astringent wines in their youth deserve a few years of cellaring before tasting them. This demanding grape variety produces very high quality single-varietal cuvées for the pleasure of lovers of powerful wines. Their astonishing quality/price ratio will convince the less initiated.

WHERE IS IT FOUND ?
Worldwide

WORLDWIDE

- Italy (mainly)
- Mexico
- Chile
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- United States
- Australia
- South Africa

MAIN APPELLATIONS
By type : Red wine

Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Langhe, Roero (Piedmont), Valtellina (Lombardy)

SHALL WE TASTE ?
In the glass

red

Medium-coloured garnet colour that lightens over time as it turns orange. Beautiful aromatic richness: notes of aniseed, ripe fruit (cherry, plum, strawberry, raspberry), floral and herbal notes (iris, rose petals, violet, oregano), woody notes (undergrowth, truffle), spicy (liquorice) and empyreumatic on contact with the barrel (smoke, vanilla, cocoa, roasting). When aged, it expresses itself in an over-ripe register (wilted flowers, candied fruit) with subtle animal notes (musk, leather). Intense and concentrated in the mouth. Endowed with a beautiful acidity, it is rich in alcohol with heavy and astringent tannins predisposing it to optimal ageing. It therefore deserves a few years of cellaring to give way to a sensation that is both fresh and suave.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS

Nebbiolo with your meals

red

Game (deer, wild boar, hare)
Red meat roasted, braised or in sauce (stew, casserole)
Truffle flavoured dishes

OUR NEBBIOLO SELECTION

NEBBIOLO
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NEBBIOLO, SOPHISTICATED AND NOBLE

Nebbiolo is a noble Italian grape variety and is one of the oldest grape varieties in Italy, whose cultivation was already mentioned by name in the Middle Ages. The grape owes its name to the Italian word "nebbia", a fog that often appears in the vineyards during the grape harvest, from mid to late October. Others believe it is due to the white layer that forms on the grapes when they are fully ripe.

The Nebbiolo grape variety is grown in Italy in the regions of Piedmont, Valle d'Aosta and Lombardy, where the soil is particularly chalky and where the grapes find the best locations, facing south or southwest on very sunny and high hillsides. In Piedmont, in the north of Italy, it is the oldest grape variety still cultivated today. It has been mentioned here in writing as early as the 13th century, but it is assumed that it was already cultivated in Italy in ancient times.

Apart from Italy, cultivation trials are nevertheless being carried out in Mexico, Argentina, the United States, Brazil and South Africa.

BAROLO, AMONG THE BEST ITALIAN WINES

Made from Nebbiolo, Barolo wines have an aromatic bouquet that develops and presents itself especially after years of ageing. They are therefore wines that can be kept for a long time.

Indeed, in their youth, these wines can have a very austere taste due to the strong presence of astringent tannins and its acidity, which are so important that they prevent the flavours from expressing themselves.

The bottle must be kept in the cellar for 10 to 20 years before being able to taste the complexity of Barolo.

Rose and violet aromas are its characteristic flavours followed by undergrowth flavours such as truffles, tar, game, tobacco and/or dark chocolate.

Related search terms: Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo Canavesano, raisin de Nebbia, Barolo, Barbaresso, Spanna, Picotoner, Picutener, Chia Vennasca, Malasca, Chiavennascam Lampia, Michet, Prugnet, Pugnet, Rose, Spana, Spanna, Spauna