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Nonno Zito 2001 Giovanna-Jeanette Bien Nacido Vineyards Nebbiolo (Santa Maria Valley)

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Price $80

Held back an extra year and co-released with the ’02, this is the best California Nebbiolo I’ve ever had. There haven’t been many serious competitors, but here is a producer that takes the variety seriously. It’s made in the style of a Napa Cab, soft and ripe, with intricately layered cherry, plum, minty chocolate and new oak flavors that finish dry and spicy. You… — S.H. (6/1/2007)

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Nonno Zito 2002 Giovanna-Jeanette Bien Nacido Vineyards Nebbiolo (Santa Maria Valley)

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Price $80

Fresh in primary fruit, jammy blackberry and cherry flavors, with a keen streak of acidity, and an overall sense of balance and complexity. Although this wine has no history of aging, it seems to have everything it needs to develop. Try from 2008–2014. — S.H. (5/1/2007)

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