Wines made from Nebbiolo grapes of Valtellina
Discover the best wines made with Nebbiolo as a single variety or as a blend of Valtellina.
More informations about the variety Nebbiolo
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
More informations about the region of Lombardia
The wine region of Valtellina is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Nino Negri or the Domaine Nino Negri produce mainly wines red, sparkling and unknow. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valtellina are Nebbiolo, Merlot and Marzemino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valtellina often reveals types of flavors of cherry, baking spice or iron and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, dried fruit or floral.
What are the typical flavors of the Nebbiolo grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 24% of Nebbiolo
- OakPresent in 23% of Nebbiolo
- EarthPresent in 20% of Nebbiolo
- SpicesPresent in 19% of Nebbiolo
- Non oakPresent in 17% of Nebbiolo
- Black fruitPresent in 14% of Nebbiolo
- MicrobioPresent in 10% of Nebbiolo
- FloralPresent in 10% of Nebbiolo
- CherryPresent in 6% of Nebbiolo
- StrawberriesPresent in 6% of Nebbiolo
- RaspberryPresent in 6% of Nebbiolo
- Dried fruitPresent in 6% of Nebbiolo
- OakyPresent in 5% of Nebbiolo
- SmokePresent in 5% of Nebbiolo
- BlackberryPresent in 5% of Nebbiolo
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Nebbiolo
- TobaccoPresent in 5% of Nebbiolo
- LicoricePresent in 5% of Nebbiolo
- LeatherPresent in 5% of Nebbiolo
- PepperPresent in 5% of Nebbiolo