I was attracted to this wine because I am married to a Donna. And the wine, I discovered, is almost as beautiful as she is. Donnas is, of course, an area in northern Italy, and the vines, I presume, grow right out of the rocky cliff face. as they do in most parts of the Vallee d'Aoste.It is a rugged environment that brings out the best in wine grapes. This Donnas is 90% Nebbiolo, known in the area as Picotendro, and 10% Freisa and Neyret.
Rusty ruby/garnet Nebbiolo color. Glorious scents of flowers and wild berries. Cranberries, tart cherries, delicate but intense and powerful. Rose petals, violets, herbs, forest floor. Has been aged 12 to 24 months in large Slavonian oak barrels. Barolo with a mineral edge and lighter tannins. No apologies; this is a special wine.
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