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Barbaresco Nubiola
2013
Pelissero cultivates dreams in close to 38 hectares of vineyard and we harvest passions that we encapsulate in nearly 250,000 bottles every year. We produced our first bottles in 1960, utilizing artisanal methods in a small cellar on the ground floor of their home. Today this process is carried out in a new cellar surrounded by vineyards and located in the zone called Augenta. It is the largest piece of land of the winery, and is located at about 410 meters elevation in the highest township of...
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The variety Nebbiolo composing for 100% the Barbaresco wine is the focal point of this wine that we consider the starting Barbaresco, the basis from which to start in order to arrive to the best with our two selections. Due to the different composition of the provenience soils, the wine making techniques and the history we wanted to express with the name, it is a very traditional Barbaresco. It is made in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature and automatically programmed mixing of the wine dregs, then aged in wood dosing small barriques and big 50 hl oak cask in variable proportion according to the vintage features always with the intent to exalt the Nebbiolo’ s variety’s characteristics.
It is the last born of our Barbaresco wines. The first bottles date back to 2001. It belongs to an historical, traditional and cultural important denomination and it has got all the strength and complexity a great vine is able to express. The blend Nubiola shows in fact the name with which in the historical treaty of agriculture “De Ruralium Commodorum” (dated 1330) where Pier Dè Crescenzi (a jurist of Bologna) mentions one of the best vines known at that time describing it as a “a sort of black grape called Nubiola… wonderfully vinous and adapted for wine making.” Now we call that grape Nebbiolo (Nubiola is pronounced with accent on the o).
It has an intense ruby red colour, to the nose it has both fruity and floreal notes that go from the ripe red fruit to the offi cinal herbs. Soft, tasty, velvety at the same time, leaves on the taste buds a note of sweetness and roundness typical of ripe grape with a slightly dry and astringent closure that distinguishes the Nebbiolo.
Giorgio Pelissero turned out a gorgeous set of 2017 Barbarescos. As always, the wines are bold and juicy. The 2017s are a bit less intense than normal, but still offer plenty of volume. The French oak is especially well integrated at this stage. Readers will also want to be on the lookout for the 2010 Barbaresco Riserva Vanotu, a gorgeous and elegant wine bottled to celebrate the estate’s 60th anniversary.
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Marked by new oak, in an attractive way, this red delivers coconut, vanilla and spice notes over cherry, tar and underbrush flavors. Shows an extra layer of tannins that needs to be resolved. Best from 2022 through 2036. 2,500 cases made.
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The 2013 Barbaresco Nubiola is soft, succulent and open-knit. Crushed flowers, mint, anise and dried cherries all lift from the glass in a surprisingly accessible, silky Barbaresco that can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring. The 2013 is not especially complex, but it is delicious and approachable, especially with some air. The Nubiola is a blend of fruit from six different sites. The youngest vines are 20 years old. Drinking window: 2017-2027.
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Macerated plum, fruit cake, tar and camphor flavors denote this dense, compact red. Assertive tannins take over the finish, leaving a lightly astringent feel. Best from 2025 through 2038. 2,500 cases made, 550 cases imported. — BS
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Treiso. Tasted blind. Deep ruby with bricky rim. Savoury-sweet, concentrated nose and a little chalky. Already a little developed on the palate with a thick layer of ripe tannins and hints of fruit cake. A little old school. Satisfying but not hugely complex.
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