2013 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore
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The 2013 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore opens to a pretty garnet color and feminine aromas of rose petal, licorice, forest berry and Indian spice. The wine saw 14 months of oak aging which is more than the average vintage. The tannins are well developed in 2013 and they leave a crunchy, firmly-etched impression on the close. The mouthfeel here is lean and streamlined.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2013 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore opens to a pretty garnet color and feminine aromas of rose petal, licorice, forest berry and Indian spice. The wine saw 14 months of oak aging which is more than the average vintage. The tannins are well developed in 2013 and they leave a crunchy, firmly-etched impression on the close. The mouthfeel here is lean and streamlined. |||Bruna Giacosa tells me that the 2014 vintage posed greater challenges to the Barolo area than it did to Barbaresco. Barolo got twice the rainfall compared to Barbaresco. Specific pinpoint areas of Monforte d'Alba and La Morra lost up to 80% of their crop to the soggy conditions. The Barbaresco area lost 20% on average in return. eRobertParker.com.June, 2015
About the producer
Bruno Giacosa – now run by daughter Bruna – is a cult Nebbiolo producer, that has consistently made some of the best single-vineyard Barbaresco and Barolo from the 1960s onwards. The“red-label” Riservas are some of the finest and most collectable wines in Italy.