Villa Geulpa’s Lessona is a fun and approachable example of Northern Italian Nebbiolo. True to form, this wine brings out typical Nebbiolo aromas of red cherry, raspberries, and rose petals. But unlike many Nebbiolos, this wine is strikingly approachable in its youth. It certainly has structured and even coarse tannins, but those tannins are not the overbearing, mouth drying ones found in many young Barolos. Indeed, the wine rounded in the mouth, showing darker flavors than its aromas portended — black cherries, blackberries, and vanilla. This is a great wine for those that want the beauty of Nebbiolo without waiting decades for it to tame.
Villa Guelpa, Lessona (Piedmont, Italy) Nebbiolo 2019
By John McDermott