Nebbiolo's tendency to drop a greater quantity of fine sediment than most other red wines is well-described. The presence of this sediment the glass can greatly diminish pleasure by muddying flavors, adding bitterness, etc etc.
So it should be no revelation when I share that I often struggle to manage the sediment removal process in these wines. And I'm not even talking about old wines - a '99 Monprivato was recently problematic, and most recently a '05 Rovellotti Ghemme riserva caused trouble. Perhaps I was just caught by surprise -- I didn't expect an 11 year-old wine to require weeks standing up.
Do the amateur and professional disorderlies out there have any tricks to share?
I've read some things on other boreds about using coffee or even paint filters with older nebbiolo, but I'd think the pores would just get clogged up immediately.
Perhaps I just need a brighter, more well-suited light source? I currently backlight with a 9-LED headlamp but find that it's really not bright enough for darker glass.
So it should be no revelation when I share that I often struggle to manage the sediment removal process in these wines. And I'm not even talking about old wines - a '99 Monprivato was recently problematic, and most recently a '05 Rovellotti Ghemme riserva caused trouble. Perhaps I was just caught by surprise -- I didn't expect an 11 year-old wine to require weeks standing up.
Do the amateur and professional disorderlies out there have any tricks to share?
I've read some things on other boreds about using coffee or even paint filters with older nebbiolo, but I'd think the pores would just get clogged up immediately.
Perhaps I just need a brighter, more well-suited light source? I currently backlight with a 9-LED headlamp but find that it's really not bright enough for darker glass.