As I ramp up to Wed's NAP event, I tried two more Nebbs:
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StClairWnry NewMexico Nebbiolo (12.5%; http://www.StClairVineyards.com) Deming/NM NV: Med.dark color w/ some bricking; very slight floral/lilacs some earthy/grapey/herbal/sagebrush/hybridy rather dull nose; soft/fat/flabby med.strong very grapey/off-dry slight herbal/sagebrush/earthy flavor; short somewhat sweet grapey/herbal/sagebrush/earthy finish w/ no tannins; no apparent Nebbiolo character that I can find; dull as dishwater; glad I didn't take this out for NAP. $10.00
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Dessilani Spanna DOC Colline Novaresi (13%) Fara 2005: Med.light color; somewhat pungent/tarry/earthy/rusty steel/Kansas root cellar bit floral/lilacs/violets/Nebb/geraniums somewhat spicy interesting nose; hard/tannic/astringent/lean slight floral/geraniums some tinney/metallic slight brett/horsecollar acid/hurtey flavor; long metallic/geraniums acid/astringent/tannic beets/root cellar/earthy finish; interesting nose but hurts llike hell on the palate; like biting down on a piece of aluminum foil between the fillings in your molars, it send a jolt thru your palate; overpriced at $25.00.
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And a wee BloodyPulpit:
1. NAP: The inagural meeting of NAP (Nebbiolo Advocates & Producers) will be held this Wed up in Sebastapol. It will gather together a bunch of the NorCal Nebbiolo producers/growers to talk & taste Nebbiolo. It should really be an interesting event. I'm thinking of getting T-Shirts made up for the event. The back side will have the names of all the participants. The front side will have a drawing of a lil' ole winemaker banging his head against the side of a barrel in frustration.
Attendees will be EmilioCastelli/NakedLadyWnry; PaxMahle/WindGap; Adam&DiannaLee and RyanZepaltas/Novy; KenMusso/DueVigne, and NateWeis/AnticaWnry/AtlasPeak. Since he has already declared Nebbiolo a failure in Calif, RP was not invited. Susan & I will be there to take notes. I expect the organization to grow in leaps & bounds and eventually dwarf ZAP in size. And some day I'll be able to brag that I followed NAP from the very start.
Notes will follow next week.
Tom