Produttori di Carema Carema Riserva 2021

Piedmont, Italy

Vinous 92+ points! Tre Bicchieri!

Produttori di Carema Carema Riserva is a wonderful expression of the Nebbiolo grape from Piedmont. Produttori di Carema is a producer of top quality Nebbiolo in Torino, located in the utmost northwestern region of Piedmont. Created in 1960, they are a small cooperative divided amongst 71 growers in this small, remote region. Each grower rarely owns more than 1 hectare, most having only ½ hectare. The D.O.C. Carema, established in 1967, sits on an incredibly mountainous swath of land bordering the Valle d’Aosta. The climate is cold and quite windy here, resulting in grapes that are slow to ripen, and wines that are light garnet in color.

Carema is a wine valued for its perfume and elegance, but it also has the structure and acidity to age for decades. Compared to their brethren further south and east in Barolo, the wines do not have the same power and density, but more than make up for it with their aromatic fireworks that only Nebbiolo grown in this unique terroir can show (tar, leather, damp leaves, roses).

"The 2021 Carema Riserva is all finesse. Sweet dried cherry, mint, tobacco, cedar, pine and dried herbs gradually open in the glass. Long aging of two years in cask brings out the more ethereal, intellectual side of Nebbiolo. This is a fine showing, especially considering the 2021 was only recently bottled. Benchmark Carema."--Antonio Galloni, Vinous, 92+ points!

Enjoy Produttori di Carema Carema Riserva with osso buco, lasagna, veal chops and aged cheeses.