Giacomo Fenocchio
Langhe Nebbiolo
Langhe, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Pretty color of light red, with medium intensity.
Earthy nose with raspberries, strawberries, earth, green vegetables and light forest floor.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cherries, plums, light raspberries, spices, peppercorn, tobacco and chocolates.
Medium finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a nice Nebbiolo from Piedmont. Elegant and robust. Tangy and interesting.
Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 years.
Good by itself, and better with food.
Nebbiolo grapes were aged for 6 months in large Slavonian oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$25.
Pretty color of light red, with medium intensity.
Earthy nose with raspberries, strawberries, earth, green vegetables and light forest floor.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cherries, plums, light raspberries, spices, peppercorn, tobacco and chocolates.
Medium finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a nice Nebbiolo from Piedmont. Elegant and robust. Tangy and interesting.
Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 years.
Good by itself, and better with food.
Nebbiolo grapes were aged for 6 months in large Slavonian oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$25.
The nose is textbook nebbiolo with cherry, sour cherry, tar, almond, hay, tobacco leaves, black tea and roasted pork shoulder juice 😀. The palate is rather big and bold with a strong acid drive, a dry palate through and through, some impressive width, cherry, tea and that savoury note reminiscent of the pork shoulder juice note I found on the nose. The mouthfeel is first soft and nice, with almost a sweeter touch, before a great tannic walls comes and disrupts the entire feel and triggers a rather long finish with tea, cherry, tobacco touches and again that savoury pork note. It's a lovely, not so complex nebbiolo but really well made and offering pleasure by itself or alongside dinner (we had it along chicken gizzard stew and it worked super well).
The nose is textbook nebbiolo with cherry, sour cherry, tar, almond, hay, tobacco leaves, black tea and roasted pork shoulder juice 😀. The palate is rather big and bold with a strong acid drive, a dry palate through and through, some impressive width, cherry, tea and that savoury note reminiscent of the pork shoulder juice note I found on the nose. The mouthfeel is first soft and nice, with almost a sweeter touch, before a great tannic walls comes and disrupts the entire feel and triggers a rather long finish with tea, cherry, tobacco touches and again that savoury pork note. It's a lovely, not so complex nebbiolo but really well made and offering pleasure by itself or alongside dinner (we had it along chicken gizzard stew and it worked super well).
Mar 22nd, 2025