October 2011

This month's featured wine is the Marziano Abbona - Nebbiolo d'Alba Bricco Barone 2009.

Technical analysis:
Winemaker : Marziano Abbona
Main Variety : Nebbiolo 100%
Alcohol :14,5%

Tasting notes:
Ruby colour. Delicate aromas of ripe blackcurrant, chocolate and some hints of tobacco and vanilla. Medium bodied with refined tannins, balanced and fresh acidity and some dark fruit. Medium-long finish. Modern and refined Nebbiolo based wine. Drinking well right now, better with food.
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Marziano Abbona is a big man of very few words and great integrity. He doesn’t have to talk, his wines speak eloquently enough for themselves and in many languages. His Nebbiolo is great value for money, as it delivers all the hallmark characters and flavours of a Barolo at a fraction of the price. So while you wait for his great Barolos to mature, drink the Nebbiolo, which is flavourful and ripe, but beautifully dry and long on flavour.

Abbona uses closed stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. He frequently pumps the juice over the musts in a brief but energetic system of maceration which extracts more color from the skins while leaching less tannins. He induces an early malolactic fermentation to give the wine more suppleness, smoother texture and greater fruit components.
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