WTN: Wow! A cheap young accessable Barolo.

Well, I may have overstated the title but this wine from Mauro Veglio Langhe Nebbiolo "Angelo" 2008 did come from a decent Barolo producer using the Barolo varietal and I assume from a unclassified vineyard near Barolo. The wine in question is purple, bricking at the edge and great on the nose ( after 45 min.) of wild cherry and a dusty note. The balance of acid/tannin/fruit was perfect. For about $20 I will be buying more. I much prefered this to a Veglio 2004 Barolo
Arborina(sp.) I consumed last winter.

Hi Jim -

Thank you for the note. Although I am not familiar with Veglio's wines, it is always nice to hear about good value Nebbiolo.

Have you ever had the Produttori di Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo? It's roughly the same price as the Veglio that you had, and I have enjoyed it as a less expensive alternative to Barbaresco.

Hi Andrew, I have had some Produttori di Barbaresco many yares ago but not their Langhe Nebbiolo. I will have to look for it.

Thanks for note. Langhe Nebbiolo DOC is generally much more accessible in youth (when it's meant to be drunk) than Barolo or Barbaresco. Generally areas that don't ripen as much as the more touted DOCG areas (or sometimes younger vines within Barolo or Barbaresco, or just plots that the producer thinks not quite up to it). I'd assume they adjust maceration, bottle and barrel aging, etc accordingly.
This sounds good (and I agree that the Proddutori's version can be excellent value, too).