PRACTICING ORGANIC FARMING
This winery combines traditional and modern techniques, making for a wine that combines the rugged character of less winemaking intervention, while preserving its aromatic charms and drinkability well. Fragrant, with firm, coating tannins, you can find aromas and flavors of crunchy forest berries, flowers, an accent of fragrant clay earth, creosote, and dark notes of cinnamon and licorice into the finish. Mid-weight, lightly chewy, and vibrant in acidity, this is extremely drinkable once it really opens up in the glass (you can decant for a brief 30 minutes or so if you're so inclined), but it's really an outstanding partner for a range of moderately rich dishes and good company.
"This very special cuvée originates from vines located in the commune of San Rocco d’Elvio which is perched on a hilltop in between the Barbaresco and Barolo zones. Effectively, we consider this wine to be the “Barolo” of the De Forville estate as its structure more closely resembles that of Barolo than it does Barbaresco. The tannins are firmer, the fruit darker, the wine more somber. Handled in a fashion similar to the vinification of the Barbarescos made at the estate, the wine undergoes a longer fermentation [in stainless steel] and élevage [in large, fairly neutral oak] than does the Langhe Nebbiolo and is released later. " - WINERY NOTES
The De Forville family emigrated from Belgium, settling in Barbaresco in 1860. Appropriately for the place and time, they went into the business of growing Nebbiolo, selling their wine in bulk until 1940 when they started to bottle it themselves. Today they make a relatively modest 100,000 bottles of wine a year. Only 3,000 bottles of this wine are brought into the US market.
This winery combines traditional and modern techniques, making for a wine that combines the rugged character of less winemaking intervention, while preserving its aromatic charms and drinkability well. Fragrant, with firm, coating tannins, you can find aromas and flavors of crunchy forest berries, flowers, an accent of fragrant clay earth, creosote, and dark notes of cinnamon and licorice into the finish. Mid-weight, lightly chewy, and vibrant in acidity, this is extremely drinkable once it really opens up in the glass (you can decant for a brief 30 minutes or so if you're so inclined), but it's really an outstanding partner for a range of moderately rich dishes and good company.
"This very special cuvée originates from vines located in the commune of San Rocco d’Elvio which is perched on a hilltop in between the Barbaresco and Barolo zones. Effectively, we consider this wine to be the “Barolo” of the De Forville estate as its structure more closely resembles that of Barolo than it does Barbaresco. The tannins are firmer, the fruit darker, the wine more somber. Handled in a fashion similar to the vinification of the Barbarescos made at the estate, the wine undergoes a longer fermentation [in stainless steel] and élevage [in large, fairly neutral oak] than does the Langhe Nebbiolo and is released later. " - WINERY NOTES
The De Forville family emigrated from Belgium, settling in Barbaresco in 1860. Appropriately for the place and time, they went into the business of growing Nebbiolo, selling their wine in bulk until 1940 when they started to bottle it themselves. Today they make a relatively modest 100,000 bottles of wine a year. Only 3,000 bottles of this wine are brought into the US market.
