Curto Marco di Nadia Curto Barolo la Foia 2020 750ml

Coming from an eastern exposure and revealing a medium red color, the 2020 Barolo La Foia also has pleasing and well-balanced rustic accents, with aromas of fresh red sour cherries, lifted spice, turned earth, and orange peel. The palate is snappy and zesty, with angular tannins, peppery spice, and zesty acidity. Offering a lot of crispy freshness and a clean feel through the finish, it should drink well over the coming 10-12 years.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Piedmont
• Appellation: Barolo
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Nebbiolo

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy’s finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means ‘fog’ in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.