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What: Elegant Nebbiolo from the "Fratìn" hillside
Why: Between modernity and tradition
Perfect with: Game dishes
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What: Elegant Nebbiolo from the "Fratìn" hillside
Why: Between modernity and tradition
Perfect with: Game dishes
Producted in Italy
Originally bottled by Piazzo Comm. Armando - Alba - Italy
The Piazzo Comm. Armando 2017 Barbaresco offers an upfront and open bouquet that immediately pulls you in thanks to a compelling presentation of dark fruit, spice and crushed black pepper. The wine's appearance is lean to medium-bodied, and the mouthfeel is quite delicate and graceful, pushed forward by silky tannins and balanced freshness. There is a little extra grip to the tannins in this hot vintage that saw concentrated fruit, but it's well managed overall. A hefty 40,000 bottles were made.
Underbrush, new leather and ripe black-skinned-berry aromas form the nose. On the medium-bodied palate, dusty drying tannins accompany dried cherry and star anise before a rather abrupt, drying close. KERIN O’KEEFE
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Those who love Barolo and Barbaresco are not satisfied with drinking a good red wine. Rather, they like to appreciate the different nuances that a unique territory such as the Langa can bring to the wines produced there. This is the case with this Barbaresco proposed by Piazzo Comm. Armando. Fratìn, in fact, is a special territory. A hill kissed by the sun and one of the most suitable areas for the cultivation of the noble Nebbiolo. Its curious name derives from an old community of monks who once lived in a convent on its summit. The grapes from this vineyard are vinified separately, to give life to a wine with intense, complex characters and great structure. Modernist in concept, this Barbaresco evolves for at least 9 months in barriques, followed by another period of refinement in bottles in the beautiful underground cellars. Deep and compact ruby red, it has reflections that hint at garnet hue. The nose is intense and complex. Fruity hints of jam, dried plums and raspberry can be perceived. But what is most surprising is the unmistakable note of violet typical of this vine, accompanied by more evolved scents of spices, among which cinnamon and green pepper stand out. In the mouth it is warm and dry, tannic and structured. A fabulous wine for ageing, it already goes well with main courses of game such as guinea fowl and wild boar, as well as with medium and mature cheeses.
The valorisation of Nebbiolo and its ageing potential is one of the founding objectives of the Piazzo family's Alba estate. Something that might seem obvious today but which at the time, in the 1960s, turned out to be a very important intuition. These were the times, in fact, when Nebbiolo was preferred to other more sought-after and therefore more profitable varieties. The cultivated farms are located in different areas of the Langhe and Roero, with vineyards ranging from Barbaresco to Barolo, including the most typical varieties of the area. Over the years, under the guidance first of the founder Armando and his wife Gemma, then of his daughter Marina and her husband Franco, and finally of his grandchildren Simone and Marco, the Piazzo Comm. Armando winery has made respect for the territory, the diffusion of Piedmontese culture and the continuous search for improvement its true cornerstones. The result is wines with a strong territorial character that have not struggled to achieve excellent results on all markets around the world.
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