2020 Borgogno No Name Langhe Nebbiolo

94 pts
Incredible value 'protest' Nebbiolo from the iconoclasts at Borgogno.

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Description

Every vintage, Borgogno makes a wine that could be released as Barolo but they deliberately downgrade to Langhe Nebbiolo DOC status and call it No Name. This is all because in 2005, a cask sample of Barolo sent for routine evaluation by the regulatory commission turned it down - not due to any glaring faults but because the wine was considered stylistically irregular for Barolo. Hell hath no fury.

So, every year the wine world gets a bargain. Fruit is sourced from vineyards around the town of Barolo and after a long, slow ferment it goes into traditional Slavonian oak for over three years.

This Barolo that isn't Barolo is fresh and inviting, with herbal, earthy notes alongside a red fruit focus, strawberries to the fore. Long and fine, this is not a monster but a quality Nebbiolo for the cellar.

"They’re a top shelf ‘traditional’ producer for me, Il Re di Barolo... supple tannin, a fresh orange tang to acidity, and a firm grainy finish of good length. Classic."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

94 Points - "Borgogno seem to get little praise from international critics, and I simply can’t fathom why that might be. They’re a top shelf ‘traditional’ producer for me, Il Re di Barolo. Importer: Mondo Imports

Cherry, red fruits, spicy and floral, a little camphor too. It’s medium to full-bodied, juicy and succulent red fruited with a little tobacco and new leather, supple tannin, a fresh orange tang to acidity, and a firm grainy finish of good length. Classic." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Ruby red colour with purple highlights. Ethereal, persistent with violet, rose, fresh fruits and spicy hints on the nose. A dry, harmonious, velvety, full-bodied wine, austere and generous wine.

Following a manual harvest of Nebbiolo grapes, in the cellar the grapes are destemmed and pressed. This is followed by a spontaneous fermentation in large concrete tanks, at a temperature between 22C and 28C for about 15 days. This is followed by a soft pressing and ageing into large Slavonian oak barrels for a bit more than 2 years.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 94
Size 750ml
Vintage 2020
Closure Cork

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