Ferdinando’s Langhe Nebbiolo follows the house style: aromatic natural wines with a watermark of traditional Barolo Serralunga terroir. Most Langhe Nebbiolo’s are more fruit forward, but Principiano’s is aromatics-forward, with a lovely open-knit nose of flowers, red fruits, and peach. This 'everyday' Nebbiolo will remind you that the grape isn’t only tar and roses, it is about cool fruits, too – plums from the icebox, come to mind, and so does unapologetic deliciousness. Super fine tannins and pitch-perfect varietal acidity make this very welcome at the dinner table. Grapes come from declassified Barolo cru vineyards of Montagliato, Le Coste, and Boscareto, picked just a tad earlier. Spontaneous fermentation in steel (a rarity in Barolo nowadays), with maceration on skins for 14 days, with 6-8 months elevage in steel tanks.