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Barolo, like most nebbiolo-based wines, is known for its light colour and lack of opacity.. Barolo (/ b ə ˈ r oʊ l oʊ / bə-ROH-loh, US also / b ɑː ˈ-/ bar-OH-loh, Italian: [baˈrɔːlo]; Piedmontese: bareul) is a red denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG) wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont.
Piedmont wine is the range of Italian wines made in the region of Piedmont, in the northwestern corner of Italy. The best-known wines from the region include Barolo and Barbaresco . They are made from the Nebbiolo grape.
Detail of a Giacomo Conterno Barbera d'Alba Cascina Francia. Giacomo Conterno is an Italian wine producer from the Piemonte region in the district of Langhe.From a winery located in Monforte d'Alba, the Barolo and Barbera wines are made by traditionalist methods and are widely considered among the finest produced in the Barolo zone.
A wine sourced with fruit from the Sugarille vineyard which was first recorded in the inventory of Pieve parish church in 1547. It is a 100% Sangiovese varietal wine with one year in barriques and one year in large oak casks, followed by at least two years of bottle aging. It is classified Brunello di Montalcino DOCG.
Green: usually negative, this can apply to a white wine with vegetal notes, or a red wine with bell pepper or herbal notes. Typically used to describe a wine made from unripe fruit. [8] [16] Hard: overly tannic wine. [6] Heavy: a wine that is very alcoholic with too much sense of body. [8]
In its youth, Aglianico is very tannic and concentrated, requiring a few years of ageing before it can be approachable. As it ages, the fruit becomes more pronounced and the tannins more balanced with the rest of the wine. The trademark coloring of the wine is a deep garnet. [5] In well made examples of the wine, it can have chocolate and plum ...
Nebbiolo (/ ˌ n ɛ b i ˈ oʊ l oʊ /, [1] Italian: [nebˈbjɔːlo]; Piedmontese: nebieul) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Ghemme, and Roero, together with numerous DOC wines.
A tasting note is a taster's written testimony about the aroma, taste identification, acidity, structure, texture, and balance of a wine. Online wine communities like Bottlenotes allow members to maintain their tasting notes online and for the reference of others.