One last North Italian Nebbiolo wine before I begin heading south in my tour of Italian wines, this one not from Piemonte, but Lombardia where the grape varietal is known as Chiavennasca, and this particular bottle comes from grapes grown in a subregion actually called “Inferno” due to it’s warm, dry growing conditions.
Smells of plum, blueberry, and leather. The taste is dry, lightly tart, and with subtle fruity flavors of cherry, raspberry, and plum on a soft medium body. The finish is long and moderately low in bitterness and a moderate acidity, featuring notes of aged pipe tobacco, forest floor, red meat, and black cherry. Overall, this is a lovely wine, similar to the other Nebbiolo wines, but lighter bodied and a little more vibrant. With more aging I could see it being even more comparable.
