Pelissero racconta: Il Nebbiolo

The article connects Nebbiolo’s name either with the white bloom on its berries or with the autumn fog that commonly arrives around its late October harvest. The variety produces relatively pale wines with substantial structure, enveloping tannins and long ageing potential.

Nebbiolo has a round or pentagonal, generally three-lobed leaf; a medium-to-large pyramidal bunch with an elongated wing; and round, dark violet berries covered by bloom. Its semi-transparent pulp typically contains two or three seeds. Pelissero identifies it as the defining variety of the Barbaresco hills and the central grape in the family’s history.