What kind of wine is a Nebbiolo wine?

The Taste of Nebbiolo Wine Tasting Nebbiolo wines can be quite an arresting experience because the floral and light red fruit aromas suggest the wine is much lighter than it is.

How does soil affect the quality of Nebbiolo wine?

In addition to soil type, the drainage ability and concentration of magnesium and potassium can have an influencing effect on the type of Nebbiolo wine is produced. Nebbiolo leaf growing at Red Willow Vineyard in Washington State.

What to do with high acid wine Nebbiolo?

The wine’s high acidity gives it the opportunity to match against higher acid foods with saltiness and perhaps vinaigrette-based sauces, but remember to balance by adding enough butter, fat or olive oil to compliment the wine’s tannin.

How long does it take to macerate Nebbiolo wine?

Rather than fall into one hardline camp or the other, many producers take a middle ground approach that utilizes some modernist techniques along with traditional winemaking. In general, the traditional approach to Nebbiolo involves long maceration periods of 20 to 30 days and the use of older large botti size barrels.

Where to plant Nebbiolo in the Langhe hills?

Less well-favoured sites are planted with Barbera, Dolcetto, or even such incomers as Chardonnay. Nebbiolo needs particularly careful site selection as it is not only late-ripening but also early flowering, so there is no point in planting it anywhere that might suffer from spring frosts. Hence the suitability of the slopes of the Langhe hills.

Which is better Roero rosso or Barolo Nebbiolo?

On the palate, you’ll find Roero Nebbiolo to be a little more approachable than Barolo and even Barbaresco with reduced tannins. Just so you know, the Roero Rosso DOCG must be 95% Nebbiolo with 20 months of aging (at least 6 in oak). The Riserva level tends to be even softer with 32 months of aging (6 months in oak/wood).

When is the harvest time for Nebbiolo vineyards?

During harvest, which generally takes place late in October, a deep, intense fog sets into the Langhe region where many Nebbiolo vineyards are located.