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Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo Wine Details
Price: $12.00 per bottle

Description: Northern Italy’s signature grape. Aromas of tobacco leaf, cherry, slight tar and cedar from 12 months of French oak aging. Stylistically, Martin Brothers Nebbiolo captures the intrinsic flavors of Italy - cherry, roses, spice, tar and truffles, combined with our own ripe, forward fruit components that have put California wines in the forefront of wine consumption. Martin Brothers Nebbiolo is a great accompaniment to spicy full flavored dishes as well as smoked meats, tomato based sauces and all game.

Varietal Definition
Nebbiolo:
The red grape of Barolo and Barbaresco from the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy. Named after the word 'nebbia', or fog in Italian, which rises around the hills of Alba, the famous truffle countryside. It is noted for its high acidity and 'mouth puckering' tannins and its distinct bouquet of black cherries, liquorice and leather. A top Barolo will take years to soften but when mature will evolve the vegetal, gamy characteristics for which this Italian classic is famous. The colour on ageing Nebbiolo wines fades rapidly to form a distinctive brownish rim.


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