Sordo Gioso Langhe Nebbiolo 2021
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- $45
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Anyone who enjoys delicious Piedmont reds will surely be familiar with the family operation of Sordo (I say family, but it is one of the larger producers in the region and has a more extensive portfolio of Barolo crus than almost any other producer). This wine is a mix of Nebb fruit from various parts of Barolo – Gioso is simply the name given to a range at the winery in honour of the patriarch and head of operations, Giorgio Sordo). 2021 is another superb vintage in the region. This is an alluring style with earthy notes, mushrooms, animal skins, leather, soy, dry herbs and a touch of redcurrants. There is focus and grip here with impressive length. Time in the glass saw gorgeous cherries emerge. This will provide pleasure for at least a decade and is cracking value. If the prices of Barolo cause you pause, jump all over this. All the glories of Piedmont without a crippling price tag (though they are nothing like Burgundy, so filling your cellar now with good Barolo will make you look wise in the years to come).
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
