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 Producer:
Marchesi
di Barolo
Region: Piemonte
DOC(G):
Barolo
Barbera d'Alba
Dolcetto d'Alba
Moscato d'Asti
About the Producer:
Marchesi di
Barolo dates back to the twelfth century, when the land-owning
Falletti family of Barolo was granted titles of nobility. Today
the estate owns approximately one hundred acres of vineyards in
the Langhe, including some of the finest in Barolo. Most Italian
wine experts hail the single-vineyard Barolo Cannubi DOCG as the
ultimate definition of a world-class Barolo. Marchesi di Barolo
owns a major portion of this famed vineyard and its Barolo Cannubi
is well known for its rich perfume, complexity of flavor, and seductive
smoothness that develop with aging. The outstanding 1990 vintage
allowed the Cantine to produce what is probably one of the finest
Barolos they have made in the last twenty years: an impressive
climax of discipline in the vineyard and expertise in the cellar,
the multi-dimensional, complex 1990 Barolo Cannubi is a full-bodied,
ultra-concentrated and delineated wine with excellent purity and
length. This elegan, powerful wine undoubtedly has another ten
years of drinking enjoyment. Still striking in color, the rich
garnet hue camouflages its years of aging. Advancing in aroma development,
the wine displays scents of roses and violets along with sour cherries.
These ultra-ripe cherries carry over to the palate, where they
are accompanied by raspberries, licorice, and spice. Brooding and
bold in body, the long finish displays the whole range of flavors
enjoyed on the palate.
Nebbiolo rarely thrives outside its native Piedmontese habitat.
The grape is highly sensitive to terrain and is best accommodated
in the Langhe's chalky, marly soil of maritime origin. Producing
majestic reds of phenomenal depth, complexity, and longevity, nebbiolo
is Piemonte's earliest red variety to bud and the last to ripen.
Its name derives freom the early morning mists, or "nebbia," that
shroud the lower slopes of the Langhe hillsides during the fall
harvest.
Featured Wine(s):
Marchesi
di Barolo Barolo
Marchesi di Barolo Barolo Riserva
Marchesi
di Barolo Barolo Cannubi
To purchase these wines, call our Portfolio
Managers at 212.473.2323.
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