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The Rosa Dell’Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 is an $8.99 Trader Joe’s imported wine sourced from the Piedmont region of Italy. This is a DOC-designated wine.
Rosa Dell’Olmo is a winery or brand owned by Vite Colte a state-of-the-art winery founded in 2000 and situated in the heart of the Barolo region in Piedmont Italy. Barolo is THE RED wine of Italy it is the equivalent to Bordeaux, Napa, or Rioja Grand Reserve and it is a DOCG-designated wine that is made from the Nebbiolo grape.
Barolo is an expensive wine there are strict rules and regulations from the vineyard to the winery on producing these wines. Wineries are allowed to produce only so many bottles of each vintage if they are caught producing excess wines, they must be sold as Table Wine the lowest category of Italian wine.
The Rosa Dell’Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 is made from the Nebbiolo grape from vines grown in the Lange District of Piedmont, As a DOC wine as compared to a Barolo DOCG wine there are many production differences. The Rosa Dell’Olmo is fermented and aged in stainless steel while a Barolo wine must be aged in oak barrels for at least 18 months.
As a Trader Joe’s wine this is made to be value-priced and is an example of the type of Red wine that a typical Italian drinks daily. The alcohol content is 13.5%.
The Rosa Dell’Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 Tasting Notes
The color is a see-thorough plum red. The nose is subtle, there are ripe red berries, a little spice, watermelon, and herbs, with a floral edge. The Rosa Dell’Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 is medium-bodied and rather chewy, very interesting.
The Nebbiolo tastes like ripe, fresh blackberry, exotic spice, plum, and strawberry. The mid-palate brings faint orange zest, pomegranate, a slight pull from the tannins, and a finish of blueberry.
The pull from the tannins is welcome and proper and the acidity is balanced and gives the wine good length.
The Summary
- The Rosa Dell’Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 is a tasty $8.99 wine.
- If you do not have experience with the Nebbiolo this wine is a good affordable place to start.
- If you are in a Red wine rut the Rosa Dell’Olmo Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 is an excellent change of pace.
