NOAH "Dellamesola"

One of my absolute favorites. The aroma alone transports you to the foothills of the Italian alps, with the smell of moss and crisp mountain air. Truly fantastic wine.

A characterful and relatively easygoing expression of Bramaterra’s unique terroir, “Dellamesola” comprises 60% Nebbiolo, 20% Vespolina, 15% Croatina, and 5% Uva Rara, from 40-to-45-year-old vines situated just outside the delimitation of the Bramaterra appellation. Aged one year in large Slavonian oak casks and bottled with minimal sulfur, it is open-knit and acid-driven, with lifted, vividly articulated dark red fruit and a subtle floral character. Despite its relative accessibility, however, “Dellamesola” spotlights the volcanic thrust of Bramaterra in clear fashion.