As I was strolling the aisles of the Alba Truffle Festival in October of 2019, with wine and food merchants of the Piedmont bombarding me with samples, I was hailed down by an attractive young woman representing Curto Marco winery--a name that was not familiar to me and not as romantic as some of the others. What she gave me to taste and the information she gave me about her wines was as good or better than anything else I encountered during my two-week stay. Nadia Curto comes from a family that has been growing wines near LaMorra for many years but bottling them only since she has taken over for her father. I expressed my interest in traditionally made Barolo, and she showed me her Barolo la Foia. But she cautioned me not to make up my mind too quickly as she showed me her Barolo Arborina, made in the more moder style of her uncle, Elio Altare. Both were fantastic, I told her, and she smiled graciously.
This Curto Marco di Nadia Curto Vin Rosso, which I obrtained last year from Saratoga Wine Exchange for $18 a bottle, is a blend of young vine Nebbiolo and old vine (80 years plus) Dolcetto, is made for every day or "informal" consumption. It is beautiful. Medium deep ruby. Charming Nebbiolo aromatics of dark cherry and rose petals. Ripe black berries and plums up front followed by lovely tannins on the mid-palate and juicy red cherries on the finish. Both Nebbiolo and Dolcetto are high in tannins, but for this wine they add rather than block the lovely taste profile.
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