2019 Langhe Nebbiolo
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The 2019 Langhe Nebbiolo is a very pretty wine that shows the more gracious, ethereal side of Nebbiolo. Crushed red berries, dried flowers, mint, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco are nicely delineated. I don't expect the 2019 will be an especially long-lived wine, but it is quite pretty and expressive today. The 2019 was made from parcels in Ravera and Bussia. It saw about a year in cask.
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The 2019 Langhe Nebbiolo was bottled in March and was being prepared for release when I tasted this sample at the winery in July. Fruit comes mostly from the Ravera cru (the highest elevation rows of Ravera go into the TreTin blend), and the lower part of this vineyard site was previously planted to Dolcetto but recently converted over to Nebbiolo. That new fruit is earmarked for this wine. Additional fruit is sourced from the 1.3-hectare Bussia Sottana parcel. This is a fresh, mid-weight wine with bright primary intensity, cassis and dark cherry. Floral nuances and licorice round off the accessible mouthfeel.
About the producer
Giuseppe Rinaldi is one of the most famous names in Piedmont, revered for producing staunchly traditional, highly collectable Nebbiolo wines.