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2017 Barolo, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Product: 20171201134
2017 Barolo, Fratelli Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy

Description

The vines for this wine’s usual Gramolere component are now old enough to stand on their own two feet; for the first time, this wine is pure Verduno, and labelled as such. The Riva Roca vineyard is the key contributor. There’s no better introduction to the village style, with wafting and nuanced red fruits entwined with alabaster tannins. Drink 2022-2030.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Fratelli Alessandria

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Fratelli Alessandria

A moment’s reflection is required before understanding the wines of Fratelli Alessandria: all the estate’s vines (except their cru Gramolere) are in the commune of Verduno. Not usually bracketed with familiar and renowned communes, the village sits on the north-eastern border of the region. It’s almost more of an extension of neighbouring Roero, with sandier soils and a moderating influence from the Tanaro river. All this adds up to a lighter, more delicate and perfumed style of Barolo – of which Fratelli Alessandria are brilliant exponents.
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