Barbaresco
This wine is from the Piemonte region of Italia. Piedmont is tucked
away in the Northwest part of Italy. Produced with 100% Nebbiolo grapes
exclusively from the Montersino single vineyard in Treiso. Nebbiolo is thought to derive its name from the Italian word nebbia
which means "fog." During harvest, which generally
takes place late in October, a deep, intense fog sets into the Langhe region where many Nebbiolo
vineyards are located. Nebbiolo is usually very
tannic and can take some time to unwind in the bottle. Some bottles never do
unwind, the tannins outlast the fruit and nothing is to be enjoyed. That
is why it is important when you are tasting a younger Barbaresco or Barolo to
make sure that the underlying fruit is there. This
wine has an alcohol content of 13.5%. I popped
the top on the 2006 Orlando Abrigo Barbaresco Vigna Montersino.
On the nose: Rose pedals. Road Tar. Very perfumy scent with a
little soil on the side. Imagine a week after Valentine’s Day when all
those flowers are being thrown in a dumpster, and in that
dumpster is some tar that they have been using
to repair the roads on Interstate 287 in NY (God…when is the road work
gonna be done on 287 – it’s been like 10 years now!)
Palate: Metallic in a good way. Iron minerality.
Sexy. Smooth as silk texture. Gobs of white truffles too.
Makes you want to fly to Piedmont for truffle season in October and get one of
those dogs (Lagotto Romagnolo) that can sniff those ugly suckers outta
the holes that they live in. This wine would be great with a wild boar
ragu, gnocchi and some Pecorino Romano.
Rating Scale (out of 5 +):
++++
Price:
$32.99
“Where
those truffles at?…Woof Woof"
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