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Wine Details
Price:
$29.95 per bottle
Description:
Nebbiolo is our quest, our passion, our heritage. Nebbiolo is more responsive to where it is grown than almost any other grape, and we are coming to understand what 'Ontario Nebbiolo' might be. This is NOT your Grandfather's Nebbiolo -- the dark, tannic, highly alcoholic wine that is grouchy if disturbed before it has slept 10 years.
Our Ridgepoint 2002 Nebbiolo reflects the Ontario vintage: 2002 was severe with heat and drought-like conditions. But hard weather can make great wine, giving smaller and more concentrated berries on the grapevine. Our wine is a deep bright ruby in colour, intense with red-berry aromas. To this, add tar or char on the nose and tongue, and all the vinous characters that say 'big wine arriving now on Palate One.' The evident tannins are fine, not gripping, which bodes well for a long, gracious life. There is fruit, too: a peek of black, maybe candied, cherry and some herbal notes. Barrel-aging has added spice, and the finish comes clean with acid. It is altogether a wonderful rehearsal, and gives the promise of a memorable performance to follow.
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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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