Region: Barolo
Barolo is an appellation (DOCG,Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) in the Piedmont region in Northern Italy. The wines are made from the Nebbiolo grape and typically have a light color. In contrast, the taste is usually not light at all: tannins dominate the wine, especially when it is young.
A Barolo must have at least two years of aging in oak before bottling is allowed, and an additional year of aging in the bottle before it may be sold. A Riserva needs an additional 2 years of aging.
Traditional Barolo then needs many years of cellaring before the tannins are soft enough for the wine to be ready to drink. Within a few years, the color changes from light/transparent red to orange/brownish. A Barolo often looks older than it is due to the brown color, but this is typical for the wine and does not affect its quality.
But some of these wines just never seemed to get there: the tannins stayed hard and with the age, the fruit disappeared, leaving little to enjoy. Some producers ("modernists") make wines that have a more fruity character and are more approachable when still young. The maceration takes days instead of weeks or even months, and temperature controlled fermentation in steel tanks gives the wines more color while at the same time minimizing the amount of tannins. The wines are often matured in small new oak barrels (barriques). Opponents object that these wines lack the typical characteristics of Barolo.
View over the Barolo vineyards
| Poderi Aldo Conterno | 15 wines out of 28 are from Barolo |
| Giacomo Conterno | 9 wines out of 17 are from Barolo |
| Paolo Scavino | 8 wines out of 18 are from Barolo |
| Villadoria Barolo | 1 wine out of 1 are from Barolo |
| Marchesi di Barolo | 15 wines out of 40 are from Barolo |
| Domenico Clerico | 7 wines out of 12 are from Barolo |
| Vietti | 10 wines out of 29 are from Barolo |
| Luciano Sandrone | 3 wines out of 7 are from Barolo |
| Ceretto | 7 wines out of 18 are from Barolo |
| Roberto Voerzio | 8 wines out of 21 are from Barolo |
| Bruno Giacosa | 18 wines out of 47 are from Barolo |
| Conterno Fantino | 6 wines out of 12 are from Barolo |
| Parusso | 14 wines out of 23 are from Barolo |
| Pio Cesare | 3 wines out of 22 are from Barolo |
| Fontanafredda | 18 wines out of 56 are from Barolo |
| Azelia | 7 wines out of 11 are from Barolo |
| Prunotto | 8 wines out of 27 are from Barolo |
| Cantina Mascarello | 1 wine out of 1 are from Barolo |
| Elio Grasso | 12 wines out of 19 are from Barolo |
| Podere Rocche dei Manzoni | 13 wines out of 26 are from Barolo |
| Azienda Bricco Rocche (Ceretto) | 3 wines out of 4 are from Barolo |
| Michele Chiarlo | 14 wines out of 42 are from Barolo |
| Damilano | 7 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| Fratelli Brovia | 7 wines out of 20 are from Barolo |
| Elio Altare | 4 wines out of 11 are from Barolo |
| Marcarini | 4 wines out of 11 are from Barolo |
| Gaja | 2 wines out of 27 are from Barolo |
| Cordero di Montezemolo | 5 wines out of 10 are from Barolo |
| Cavallotto | 11 wines out of 19 are from Barolo |
| Luigi Pira | 5 wines out of 9 are from Barolo |
| Vigna Rionda - Massolino | 8 wines out of 17 are from Barolo |
| Renato Corino | 5 wines out of 8 are from Barolo |
| Beni di Batasiolo | 7 wines out of 36 are from Barolo |
| Oddero | 11 wines out of 16 are from Barolo |
| Renato Ratti | 5 wines out of 14 are from Barolo |
| Silvio Grasso | 7 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| La Spinetta (Rivetti) | 2 wines out of 26 are from Barolo |
| G.D. Vajra | 5 wines out of 18 are from Barolo |
| Falletto | 5 wines out of 8 are from Barolo |
| Bartolo Mascarello | 5 wines out of 12 are from Barolo |
| Bersano | 8 wines out of 25 are from Barolo |
| Giovanni Corino | 9 wines out of 14 are from Barolo |
| Boroli | 6 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| Francesco Rinaldi | 4 wines out of 5 are from Barolo |
| Poderi Luigi Einaudi | 3 wines out of 12 are from Barolo |
| Marziano Abbona | 5 wines out of 19 are from Barolo |
| E. Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) | 4 wines out of 6 are from Barolo |
| Enzo Boglietti | 5 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| Cascina Bongiovanni | 2 wines out of 6 are from Barolo |
| Cappellano | 5 wines out of 15 are from Barolo |
| Paolo Conterno | 4 wines out of 6 are from Barolo |
| Giacomo Borgogno & Figli | 7 wines out of 15 are from Barolo |
| Schiavenza | 6 wines out of 10 are from Barolo |
| Azienda Agricola Elvio Cogno | 6 wines out of 11 are from Barolo |
| Giovanni Manzone | 10 wines out of 17 are from Barolo |
| Unknown | 3 wines out of 254 are from Barolo |
| Gagliasso | 4 wines out of 6 are from Barolo |
| Mauro Molino | 4 wines out of 12 are from Barolo |
| Terre del Barolo | 3 wines out of 3 are from Barolo |
| Giuseppe Rinaldi | 6 wines out of 9 are from Barolo |
| Luigi Baudana | 3 wines out of 5 are from Barolo |
| Fratelli Revello | 7 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| Costa di Bussia | 4 wines out of 8 are from Barolo |
| Mauro Veglio | 10 wines out of 16 are from Barolo |
| Giovanni Rosso | 4 wines out of 9 are from Barolo |
| Fratelli Alessandria | 4 wines out of 11 are from Barolo |
| Giacosa Fratelli | 5 wines out of 16 are from Barolo |
| Enrico Serafino | 1 wine out of 5 are from Barolo |
| Roagna | 3 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| Ascheri | 2 wines out of 3 are from Barolo |
| Marengo | 1 wine out of 3 are from Barolo |
| Terre da Vino | 4 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| Andrea Oberto | 5 wines out of 12 are from Barolo |
| G. Rosso | 1 wine out of 1 are from Barolo |
| Giovanni Viberti | 8 wines out of 12 are from Barolo |
| Germano Ettore | 5 wines out of 13 are from Barolo |
| Virna | 4 wines out of 8 are from Barolo |
| Mirafiore | 1 wine out of 2 are from Barolo |
| Scanavino | 3 wines out of 5 are from Barolo |
| Flavio Roddolo | 1 wine out of 7 are from Barolo |
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