Had these two Valtelline Nebbs o ver the last week:
1. Dirupi Ole DOC: Rosso di Valtellina (13%; 6 mo. in Acacia brls; GiulianaImprts/Boulder) Davide Fasolini and Pierpaolo di Franco/Ponte/Valtellina 2021: Med.color w/ slight bricking; fairly strong Nebb/lilacs/floral some pungent/tarry/earthy bit grapey light pencilly/oak attractive Valtelline Nebb nose; fairly tart/tangy bit grapey some floral/Nebb/violets lightly pungent/earthy bit pencilly/oak some earthy/dusty/bit loamy some lush/ripe flavor w/ light grippy tannins; med.long finish follows the flavor w/ modest ripe tannins; a pleasant/solid/4-square Veltelline Nebb; probably can use a few more yrs but rather hard/chewey tannins now; turns rather astringent on the palate w/ air. $33.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Barbacan Sol Valgella DOCG: Valtellina Superiore (14%; Scuola di Vino/DalyCity/CA) Barbacan di Angelo Sega/SanGiacomo di Teglio/Valtellina 2019: Dark color for Nebbiolo; very strong/intense Nebb/licorice/chocolaty/tarry bit floral/lilacs/violets slight earthy/dusty/OV very perfumed some complex beautiful rather intense nose; quite tart/tangy/fairly acidic very rich/lush strong Nebb/floral/lilacs/licorice light pencilly/oak bit tarry/pungent some complex flavor w/ some hard/ripe/chewey tannins; very long/lingering rich/lush finish that mirrors flavor; a beautiful classic Valtelline expression of Nebb; needs 3-8 yrs yet; a bit on the rough/tannic/rustic side; very fair value. $39.00 (KK)
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More squrlbach from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Barbacan: This was a new producer for me. Imported by an importer that specializes in natural wines and from a such NM distributor; I was rather leery of trying this natural wine. Though a bit rustic in character, it showed no signs of funky/natty character whatsoever. Went back & bought the remaining 3 btls. This wine blew away the ArPePe Sassella 2015 I tried earlier in the day at $58.
Tom