Understanding Nebbiolo, Barolo and Gattinara with Wine Pro Marc Supsic

[@billwright2963]

Another clear and direct presentation. Bravo! You're the best.

[@wine-living]

Thank you Bill! More to come. Have a great holiday season and stay safe!

[@chriswiseman5985]

Marc, really enjoyed the rundown on these two wines. Do Piedmont producers of Nebbiolo blend with international grapes to make wines like the Super Tuscan wines using Sangiovese in that region?

[@wine-living]

Hi Chris! Yes, indeed. In fact, they're known as "Super-Piemontese." It's not as widely popular to do so, but there are always rogue producers who don't follow the local laws. By law, they are not allowed to call these wines by the traditional names like Barolo or Gattinara, they must use a special designation (Indicazione Geographica Typica) and often go with a proprietary name. Even farther north, in the "Alto Piemonte" you'll find Nebbiolo (called Spanna there) blends that use Barbera, Vespolina and Uva Rara. This part of Italy is so close to France that you'll often see French grapes in the region, things like Merlot, Syrah and Carginan. Look for Gaja and Quintarelli both who produce SP wines. Thanks for watching, and cheers!!!

[@tonygallo1104]

@@wine-living thanks for your reply here and the vid too. Just a quick question about IGT. I thought that was a classification that is legal???

[@wine-living]

@@tonygallo1104 yes, IGT is a legal classification, but didn't always exist. It was originally created to set a standard of quality for all of the non-conventional wines that didn't meet the DOC or DOCG standards.

[@tonygallo1104]

@@wine-living Yes sir! Bingo! TY

[@robertbrass5997]

Marc, I really appreciate your videos! The Nebbiolo grape is a THICK skinned ! That’s where it gets it’s tannins from. You stated that it is a thin skinned grape. This needs to be corrected.

[@wine-living]

Hi Robert, thanks for watching. Hmmm. I checked three sources for this (Oxford Companion, Wine Lover's Bible and Wine Grapes), and none of them make a mention about Nebbiolo being thick-skinned. The only detail that comes close is that Wine Grapes (Jancis Robinson) mentions that the name, "Nebbia" more likely refers to the thick, cloudy bloom that forms on the outside of the grape. Thanks for the heads-up, I'll have to dig into this more.

[@robertbrass5997]

Hello Marc! I agree that the “literature” is spotty on the grape’s skin thickness. www.winespectator.com/articles/Nebbiolo-57810 “thick-skinned, early budding and late ripening”. I will look in my WSET level 3 text as well. Really appreciate the videos! Please keep them coming. Regards, Rob

[@danielmartini3229]

Giuseppe Bianchi is situated pretty far from proper Gattinara. typically Nervi or Travaglini are the most famous gattinaresi vines

[@michaelgourlay1746]

Mahogany color? No. Brick, yes