Price: $59.99
6+ Price: $49.99 / btl
Christopher Deas, Italian Wine Merchants: "[Tasted over 72 hours]. Twenty years ago, when IWM started carrying the wines of Alto Piemonte, we always recommended looking at the wines from this cool region in a warm, ripe vintage. The added fruit provides the body needed to match the vibrant acidity of these wild, mountain wines. Well, in 2015, that is exactly what we have, and it is the perfect vintage to mark the 60th Anniversary of this special and small cooperative. In fact, this is soft and inviting Nebbiolo, marked by sweet and succulent red fruit and nuances that cover much of the flavor spectrum. The nose will transport you to Piemonte and on the palate you can expect notes of wild strawberries, sour cherries, cranberry, citrus, potpourri, brown spice, tobacco leaf, leather, and forest floor. This is an elegant, and old fashioned Nebbiolo expression - the perfect wine for the thirsty traveler. Best of all, this is a wine that can be enjoyed today, especially with a two hour decan
Produttori di Carema Description
Produttori di Carema is a producer of top quality Nebbiolo in Torino, located in the utmost northwestern region of Piedmont. Created in 1960, they are a small cooperative divided amongst 71 growers in this small, remote region. Each grower rarely owns more than 1 hectare, most having only ½ hectare. The D.O.C. Carema, established in 1967, sits on an incredibly mountainous swath of land bordering the Valle d’Aosta. The climate is cold and quite windy here, resulting in grapes that are slow to ripen, and wines that are light garnet in color.
The vines are planted on steep stone terraces that reflect the sun and maintain the heat of the day during the night. The vines are trained on pergola-like cross beams locally named "topie," onto which the vines are tied down firmly to keep them from being broken by the strong winds. These topie also allow for maximum exposure to the sun, helping to draw out the harvest for as long as possible, thereby taming the grapes’ high acids that would othe
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