Barolo's impressive 2006s

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This collection of 44 tasting notes on a very satisfying combination of vintage and denomination marks the beginning of our Nebbiolo Week. From Tuesday to Friday Walter Speller will be presenting the results of his recent total immersion in young Nebbiolo in Piemonte. See Nebbiolo week – a guide for links to all the articles.

What great wines the best of Piemonte can be, with arguably more titillation per penny than is offered by, for example, bordeaux 2010, however fine that vintage is. At their best, Barolos can offer much more precise interpretations of site and individual winemaker earlier...