Vietti 2007 Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco

This week’s selection:
Winery : Vietti
Varietal: Nebbiolo Perbacco
Price Paid: $21.00
Vintage: 2008
Area: Langhe, Italy
Alcohol: 14%
Purchased: Whole Foods

Overall: Another very good low-cost Italian red from the noble Nebbiolo grape. This is the grape of my favorite Italian wine, Barolo. I highly recommend that you pick up a bottle of this wine to enjoy for a change of pace. A big wine for the price.

Reviews

Wine Advocate Rating: 90+
2007 Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco
The third and most basic selection goes into the Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco, a wine that Luca Currado created with the intention of offering an affordable, entry-level Nebbiolo. Perbacco is a Barolo in everything but name….and price tag. All of the fruit from these Barolo designated vineyards is vinified and aged in the same fashion as the more important parcels in the estate’s collection. With just one more month in bottle prior to being released, Perbacco could be entitled to carry the Barolo DOCG. At roughly $25 retail, it is one of the finest values readers will come across from any region.

The just-bottled 2007 Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco offers up generous fruit along with menthol,spices and hard candy, showing notable intensity while retaining an essentially mid-weight style. Round, suave tannins add to the long and refined finish. This is a wonderful vintage for Perbacco. In 2007 Perbacco is made from parcels in Bricco Boschis, Ginestra and Mosconi (aged together), Liste, Brunella, Crocetta, Pernanno and the youngest vines in Fossati, Ravera (planted in 2000) and Scarrone (planted in 2003). I tasted the 2007 Perbacco from tank in its final blend just prior to bottling and then a few days after it was bottled. Both times it was
outstanding.