About the Wine: Nebbiolo is the grape used to make Barolo and Barbaresco. Those are Italian terms meaning "expensive" and "pretentious". Or the names of two villages where Nebbiolo is grown. I forget which. Barolos especially require years and sometimes decades of aging to reach maturity and it is all but impossible to get a good one for under forty dollars. While young Nebbiolos can't really compete they can provide a full bodied wine with a lot of structure at a reasonable price.
About THIS Wine: The center is dark red with a pink rim. Slightly sour red fruit with hints of tobacco make up the nose. Those flavors deliver on a palate with some pretty fierce tannins and a hot finish.
Drinking This Wine: This needs at least an hour of decanting and I think you would get best results but popping the cork in the morning, putting the cork back in, and having it with supper. You could also age this a few years, though I have never heard of anyone cellaring a fifteen dollar bottle. Having with a hearty pasta dish.
Overall Impression: I am of two minds on this one. It is not really ready to drink but it definitely an Old World wine with a classic tannin structure and it is hard to find anything like that in this price range. If that is your taste then this wine is a good value.
