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Region: Piemonte
Grapes: Nebbiolo
First Glance: Fleshy, Red Cherry, Aniseed, Blood Orange
The Wine:
Drawn from three sources, the Langhe Nebbiolo has never tasted better. The first component is from parcels in Serralunga that don't make the cut for the cru wines — in short, declassified Barolo fruit. Then there’s Massolino's site on the edge of Monforte, Cascina I Maschi, a cool, chalky spot that gives the wine more lifted perfume and freshness. Finally, there’s a parcel in Alba, on lighter, sandy-clay soils, bringing fruit generosity and flesh. The blend is roughly one-third from each source. Vinification is in concrete with very gentle extraction, and aging is in large Slavonian oak casks (as with all Massolino Nebbiolo) for 12 months, as opposed to 24-plus months for the Barolo wines.
