2020 Borgogno No Name Langhe Nebbiolo

Every vintage, Borgogno makes a wine that could be released as Barolo but they deliberately downgrade to Langhe Nebbiolo DOC status and call it No Name. This is all because in 2005, a cask sample of Barolo sent for routine evaluation by the regulatory commission turned it down - not due to any glaring faults but because the wine was considered stylistically irregular for Barolo. Hell hath no fury.

So, every year the wine world gets a bargain. Fruit is sourced from vineyards around the town of Barolo and after a long, slow ferment it goes into traditional Slavonian oak for over three years.

This Barolo that isn't Barolo is fresh and inviting, with herbal, earthy notes alongside a red fruit focus, strawberries to the fore. Long and fine, this is not a monster but a quality Nebbiolo for the cellar.

"They’re a top shelf ‘traditional’ producer for me, Il Re di Barolo... supple tannin, a fresh orange tang to acidity, and a firm grainy finish of good length. Classic."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)