TN: 2008/2003 Roberto Voerzio Langhe Nebbiolo Vigneti S. Francesco

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  • 2008 Roberto Voerzio Langhe Nebbiolo Vigneti S. Francesco - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC (4/17/2012)
    Loooove me some Voerzio! Of course, young primal fruit right now, a little raisin, but a nice ripeness to age. Dark berry fruit, sweet, yet accompanied by some good dry tannin structure. Great flavors of tar, dried roses, licorice, dusty cherry spice. Med bodied, but loaded with flavor, plush in feel. Some orange acidity, crunchy shale, lovely flowers perfume. Finish is a little clipped and dry…but with food, it flows. Should age into something even better. Great Neb! +pts (91 pts.)

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Btw…are there 2 different bottling of the Nebbiolo…a reg Langhe Nebbiolo, and a Langhe Nebbiolo Vigneti S. Francesco?

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Checking in on the 2003 tonight…THIS is the one to drink right now!


  • 2003 Roberto Voerzio Langhe Nebbiolo Vigneti S. Francesco - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC (8/28/2012)
    This is drinking in a perfect place right now…the ripe '03 fruit works well with the super dusty dry tannin and minerals…giving it a great feel in the mouth…liqueur berry fruit, plum, cherry…dusty dry barrel spice, tar, dried roses/oranges/tobacco. Beautiful florals, licorice…and mouth puckering dryness…drinks like a Barolo! Great stuff! (93 pts.)

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This wine is a blend of sites, by the label, including Fontanazza, which Marcarini makes a Dolcetto from, and Marengo a Barolo.

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Had this wine two days ago and enjoyed it. Perplexed though, are there two bottlings? This and the straight Langhe nebbilo?

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Ok I think I got it now…2 different Langhe’s…the Vigneti S. Francesco is 100% Neb…and the Langhe Vignaserra is a super Piedmont blend of Neb,Barb,Cab.

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Great notes. I’m a huge fan of these wines. The guy is a total perfectionist. I’m surprised this guy hasn’t really caught fire among the elite producers of Piedmont. His Barolos are out of this world. I know they are pricey, but given his winemaking practices that start with crazy low yields and then hand sorting, you have to figure he has among the highest production costs in the region.

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Yes…love everything they do…even have some chardonnay that they don’t produce anymore. Going to open a '97 Brunate this weekend…can’t wait. [drinkers.gif]

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Who imports them? He’s not in the De Grazia portfolio, but I can’t remember who handles his wines. I don’t seem them that much in NY these days.

The pricing may have been an issue, because his wines were always very high. The bottles tended to sit on the shelves for years. I remember PJs had some (can’t remember the vintage, but it was a good one – 99 or 01, I think) that must have sat there for five years.

In addition to being a perfectionist, he’s dangerously handsome. I remember my girlfriend swooning after we visited in 1997. I’ve seen him on the street in Alba and La Morra on several subsequent visits to the Langhe. He truly is charismatic – the kind of guy who makes you wish you were Italian and could be that dashing.

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Winebow

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Please please JJB [beg.gif] …have another sale on these 2008 Nebbs…I’ve ran through about a case…AND NEED MORE!! SO GOOD!