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Palmina Nebbiolo 2005Price: $29.00    Case Price: $26.10

Palminanebbiolo
Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Medium Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Palmina
Grapes:
Nebbiolo
Serve At:
57°-63° F
Region:
USA > California > Santa Barbara
AromaticDryEarthyFantasticSweet

Steve Clifton's passion for Nebbiolo is evident in his inaugural bottling of the Santa Barbara twist of the classic Barolo grape. With a topography and climate mimicking Piedmont Italy, Santa Barbara's transverse valleys, proximity to the sea and mountains ringing the area combine with Nebbiolo-loving soils, warm sunshine filled days and cold, brisk nights to provide a textbook perfect location to grow this classic grape. A blend of the Sisquoc Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley and the Stolpman Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, the layers and nuances from these two exceptional vineyards are designed to work together to make a wine that is immediately enjoyable, but demonstrates the promise of future vintages. Beautifully balanced with plenty of fine tannins bringing structure and substance to the wine. Good acidity makes the Nebbiolo a excellent companion to a variety of foods, including Osso Buco.

Formed by winemaker Steve Clifton in 1995, Palmina is more than a winery and enoteca it's a philosophy and a passion that wine is an extension of the plate, a component of a meal and a means to bring people together. Palmina produces a full range of wines crafted from Italian varietals grown in Santa Barbara County, California. They are not trying to emulate the Italian versions of those grapes, but rather interpret the styles to the growing conditions and vineyard sites of the very unique characteristics of Santa Barbara County. As Steve says, "the wines are Italian by tradition and modern by design." We happen to agree!

Ask Steve Clifton about what makes Santa Barbara a great place in California to grow Italian grapes and he'll say that they found the climate and soil types are similar to those in Northern Italy. Another parallel is that Santa Barbara County features a unique transverse mountain range, running from east to west that funnels oceanic influence into the valleys. The Alaskan current runs along the Pacific coastline until Point Concepcion where it juts in and pushes the cold air into the valley. Morning maritime fog rolls in slowly and finally meets the warm desert air flowing from the east and the Los Padres National Forest. This climatic result is very similar to what happens in the regions of Piedmont and Friuli, except that the elements are reversed. There, the Alps send extremely cold mountain air down into the hills as the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas create a warming air that comes into the hills and valleys. This confluence of Mediterranean and Alpine air creates many microclimates that are perfect winegrape growing conditions.

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Nick Perold, nperold says:

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  • Aromatic
  • Dry
  • Earthy
  • Fantastic
  • Sweet

I am not a fan of highly tannic wines, but I really like this nebbiolo. Steve Clifton, maker of Palmina wines really understands the role of acidity in the wine and in the nebbiolo he's used it to keep your tongue from drying out while the tannins wor... More

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