Do we ship to you?.
Also Recommended
Picture
Product Name
Vintage
Price
Varietal
Country
Region
Appellation
Size
Additional Discount
Original Item
![Aldo Rainoldi Crespino 2016 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/c9/c95dedeaed45ebbb3ca1df62eedd3164.jpg)
2016
$18.40
Nebbiolo
Italy
Lombardy
Valtellina
750ml
6B / $18.34
Better Price
![Marchesi Di Barolo Langhe Nebbiolo Sbirolo 2019 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/0b/0bb688527505290db37e55e8944a0727.jpg)
2019
$16.94
Nebbiolo
Italy
Piedmont
Langhe
750ml
Similar Price
![Rocca Giovanni Nebbiolo D'alba Giaculin 2022 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/3b/3b497dcd98b1d2c4b595a72483892b99.jpg)
2022
$19.00
Nebbiolo
Italy
Piedmont
Alba
750ml
12B / $18.62
Similar Price, Better Score
![Vallana Colline Novaresi Spanna 2019 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/65/65ba0f5dda9cd0a8ee86902d29befe48.jpg)
2019
$18.93
Nebbiolo
Italy
Piedmont
750ml
12B / $18.62
Better Price, Better Score
![Mauro Molino Langhe Nebbiolo 2022 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/88/88957df04091ce4c43272b866fa88533.jpg)
2022
$17.94
Nebbiolo
Italy
Piedmont
Langhe
750ml
12B / $17.58
More Details
Winery
Aldo Rainoldi
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.
Region: Lombardy
The beautiful region of Lombardy in north west Italy may be dominated by the huge metropolitan center of Milan and the industrial areas which surround it, but there is also plenty of unspoilt green space in the region which has proven itself to be ideal for viticulture over the centuries. In particular, the area around the enormous and ever popular Lake Garda has shown itself to be an ideal wine producing region, as the lowlands enjoy cooler temperatures than many of the surrounding areas, which allow grapes to ripen more slowly and fully. The Lake Garda vineyards are most well known for the exceedingly high quality Trebbiano di Laguna grapes, used to make a superb white wine which has become something of a flagship for the region. However, today there are dozens of wineries in Lombardy growing a wide range of red and white grapes, and producing wines of excellent character and flavor.
Country: Italy
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.