For all the attention lavished on Barolo and Barbaresco, the noble Nebbiolo grape gets very little of its own airtime. What is Nebbiolo when it isn’t either of these?
In the greater Langhe area – which also includes Roero – the answer is two confusingly overlapping denominations of Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba.
Without going into the minutiae of the specific regulations that distinguish the two, together these two DOCs provide producers with an outlet for non-DOCG interpretations.
Michaela’s pick of the 2022 and 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba below
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Michaela’s 25 top Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba to try:
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{"wineId":"94959","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94958","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94969","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94976","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94977","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94957","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94962","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94966","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"82254","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94970","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94961","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"82262","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94965","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94971","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94967","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94973","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94975","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94963","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94968","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94972","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94974","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94978","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94979","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94960","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"94964","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
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