Fabio Gea - Notu Andava a Tartufi Senza Il Cane - Barbaresco DOCG Riserva 2016
Fabio Gea - Notu Andava a Tartufi Senza Il Cane - Barbaresco DOCG Riserva 2016
A haunting Barbaresco where tradition meets intuition
- Regal
- Perfumed
- Truffly
- Endless
- Type
- Red
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo
- Place
- Piemonte, Italy
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How it tastes
In the glass
Complex and refined Barbaresco Riserva with red and dark fruit, floral delicacy, and mineral depth.
Profile
Nose
Red and dark fruit, dried rose, wild strawberry, forest floor, spice, subtle earthiness.
Palate
Firm yet refined structure with vibrant acidity giving energetic lift. Finely grained tannins support the palate without coarseness. Mineral undertones—a signature of Barbaresco's calcareous marl soils—weave through the mid-palate.
Finish
Long and elegant, where fruit, spice, and subtle savoury notes linger in a poised, expressive profile that rewards both attention and cellaring.
“A serious Riserva shaped by 54 months in large oak and six months in porcelain.”
How to serve
Getting the best out of it
How to pair it
This is a structured red
Tannin loves protein and fat: they soften each other. The bigger the wine, the heartier the dish.
Match
Flavours that echo the wine.
- Red meat (steak, roast beef)
- Slow-cooked stews and braises
- Mushrooms and truffle
- Game (venison, wild boar)
Contrast
Opposites that make each other better.
- Fatty cuts (ribeye, short rib)
- Duck and goose
- Rich meat sauces (ragù)
Careful with
Combinations that flatten the wine.
- Fish
- Very spicy food
- Artichokes and asparagus
Terroir & winemaking
From the vineyard to the bottle
Nebbiolo from Bricco di Neive in Barbaresco, Piemonte, grown on calcareous marl soils characteristic of the region.
- Vines
- 100% Nebbiolo fully destemmed with deeply natural, low-intervention approach.
- Soils
- Calcareous marl, contributing pronounced mineral character and structure.
- Farming
- Natural viticulture with minimal intervention.
- Cellar
- Extended maceration for approximately four weeks on skins. Primary fermentation in concrete, followed by 54 months of ageing in large oak barrels and six months in porcelain vessels.
- Additions
- Minimal sulphites, no fining, no filtration.
Where it's from · Piemonte, Italy
BRICCO DI NEIVE
Bricco di Neive is a small cru on the northeastern edge of Barbaresco, sitting at moderate altitude above the Tanaro valley. The soils here are a mix of calcareous marl, clay, and sandstone — a layered, heterogeneous geology that Fabio, with his geologist's eye, reads with unusual precision. It is terrain that gives Nebbiolo both elegance and structural grip, and that shows its complexity slowly, over time.
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The winemaker · Neive, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
Fabio Gea
Geologist turned vigneron, making tiny-batch Barbaresco wines that answer to no one
Fabio Gea spent his early career as a geologist — reading soils, mapping rock strata, understanding land from the ground up. That training didn't take him away from wine; it just delayed his return. In 2010, he came back to Neive to take over the small vineyard parcels his grandfather Nòtu had once tended, plots that had been left largely to themselves for years.
“Maybe it is poetry. Or maybe it’s my own mental masturbation. But I wanted to see.”
- Style
- Natural, minimal-intervention, experimental
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Barbera, Grignolino
- Farming
- Organic, fully hand-worked, old vines
- Winemaking
- Amphorae, porcelain and glass vessels, native yeasts, no sulfur additions
- Signature
- Former geologist reading terroir from the inside out
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Good to know
Questions we get a lot
Is this a natural wine?
All our wines come from small growers who farm organically or biodynamically and keep intervention in the cellar to a minimum: native yeasts, little or no added sulphites. Every producer has their own approach; the details are in “From the vineyard to the bottle” above.
Why is it a bit cloudy, or is there sediment?
Many of our wines are bottled unfiltered. A light haze or some sediment is natural and harmless: stand the bottle upright for a few hours and pour gently.
How long does it keep once open?
It depends on the wine (see “Once open” above). As a rule: cork back in and keep it in the fridge, reds included.
When will my order arrive?
We ship Tuesday to Saturday, usually right away. In Germany delivery takes 2–3 working days; rates for every country are on our shipping page.
Can I pick up in Berlin?
Yes. Choose pickup at checkout and collect your order at our shop in Berlin.