Tasting Notes – Marziano Abbona Barolo 2017:

Tasting Notes – Barolo 2017:

 

Grape:100% Nebbiolo – dark skinned grape native to the Piemonte area of Italy. It is Italy’s most revered wine grape, producing some of the finest and long-lived wines in the world. Documentation for this grape goes back as far as the late 1200’s in Italy.

Aromas: Blackberry, cherry, plum, leather, truffle, smoke earth

Flavors: Cloves, pink peppercorns, green olives, dark currant, dried figs, chocolate, truffle and tar notes

Body: Medium + +

Acid: High

Sweetness: Dry

Tannins: High

Balance: nicely balanced

Serving Tips: 64° to 68º F, red wine glass, decant for up to 2 hours

Food Pairings: beef, game and stews such as beefsteak, lamb, veal, rabbit, wild boar and deer, pizza and mild cheeses

Winery Notes: The vineyards of Abbona extend for 128 acres over the best-positioned territories in Dogliani, Monforte d’Alba and Novello. The Barolo vineyards are in the area of Novello about 37 miles southeast of Turin in northwest Italy. The winemakers are Marziano Abbona & Giuseppe Caviol. Following methods passed down through generations, the vineyards are cultivated and harvested by hand.