Valli Ossolane DOC
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Piedmont's northernmost and most alpine DOC, where nebbiolo is grown on stone terraces at up to 600 meters under the local name Prünent. The wine is lighter and more mountain-fresh than anything in the Langhe: wild strawberry, red currant, alpine herbs, wet stone and a peppery edge, with taut acid and fine, drying tannin. Superiore versions get a year in wood and gain smoke and dried rose. Cantine Garrone's revival of the old vines made the appellation, and Kermit Lynch's import made it findable.
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Cantine Garrone
Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore Prünent
The essential bottle: strawberry, herbs, stone, fine tannin, alpine nebbiolo at its clearest.
$30 to $38Wine-SearcherCantine Garrone
Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore Prünent Diecibrente
Old terraced vines, longer aging; more depth, smoke and dried rose, small production.
$42 to $55Wine-SearcherCantine Garrone
Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Prünent
The younger non-superiore version, brighter and lighter, a good chilled-red style nebbiolo.
$24 to $30Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantine Garrone | Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore Prünent The essential bottle: strawberry, herbs, stone, fine tannin, alpine nebbiolo at its clearest. | $30 to $38 | Wine-Searcher |
| Cantine Garrone | Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore Prünent Diecibrente Old terraced vines, longer aging; more depth, smoke and dried rose, small production. | $42 to $55 | Wine-Searcher |
| Cantine Garrone | Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Prünent The younger non-superiore version, brighter and lighter, a good chilled-red style nebbiolo. | $24 to $30 | Wine-Searcher |