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Despite its early reputation, Nebbiolo remained limited to a relatively small area due to its specific growing requirements and late ripening characteristics. Efforts to expand its cultivation beyond Piemonte met with mixed success, as the grape’s sensitivity to site and climate made it difficult to grow elsewhere with the same results<ref>Robinson (ed.), ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'', Oxford University Press, 2015, p. 484. (English original)</ref>.
Despite its early reputation, Nebbiolo remained limited to a relatively small area due to its specific growing requirements and late ripening characteristics. Efforts to expand its cultivation beyond Piemonte met with mixed success, as the grape’s sensitivity to site and climate made it difficult to grow elsewhere with the same results<ref>Robinson (ed.), ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'', Oxford University Press, 2015, p. 484. (English original)</ref>.


In more recent decades, Nebbiolo has drawn international interest, and plantings have appeared in selected sites in the United States, Australia, and Mexico. However, its identity remains most firmly rooted in the fog-shrouded hills of the Langhe and Roero, where it continues to define some of Italy’s most iconic wines.
In more recent decades, Nebbiolo has drawn international interest, and plantings have appeared in selected sites in the [[United States]], [[Australia]], and [[Mexico]]. However, its identity remains most firmly rooted in the fog-shrouded hills of the Langhe and Roero, where it continues to define some of Italy’s most iconic wines.


== Ampelographic Profile ==
== Ampelographic Profile ==