Piedmont
Piedmont
The north-west corner of Italy, at the foot of the Alps. Piedmont is where Italy makes its longest-lived red wine, and it does so from a single difficult grape: Nebbiolo.
Nebbiolo and the rest
Barolo and Barbaresco are both Nebbiolo, from neighbouring zones in the Langhe hills — Barolo the bigger and slower, Barbaresco usually the earlier-drinking of the two. Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d'Alba are the same grape without the long ageing requirement, and are the cheapest way to learn the flavour. Alongside them, Barbera is the region's everyday red — high acid, low tannin, made to be drunk young — and Dolcetto is softer still. In white, Gavi is dry Cortese; Moscato d'Asti is the sweet, barely-sparkling one.
What to expect
Nebbiolo is pale in colour and heavy in tannin, which surprises people who expect dark wine to be the tough one. Young Barolo is genuinely hard work; a bottle with ten years on it is a different wine. If you are buying to drink this month, buy Langhe Nebbiolo or Barbera. If you are buying to keep, Barolo is one of the few reds that reliably repays it.
Serving
Nebbiolo at 16–18°C, decanted well ahead — two hours is not excessive for a young Barolo. Barbera and Dolcetto need nothing. Gavi at 10–12°C, Moscato d'Asti at 6–8°C.
Filters
Acquesi Asti Spumante DOCG NV (1x75cl)
Martini Rosso (1x100cl)
La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo 2022 (1x75cl)
Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Monfalletto 1992 (1x75cl)
Acquesi Piedmont Cortese Marengo Extra Brut DOC NV (1x75cl)
La Spinetta Moscato d'Asti Biancospino Tappo Stelvin 2022 (1x75cl)
Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate 2013 (1x75cl)
Acquesi Piedmont Rosato Brut DOC NV (1x75cl)
Engine Organic Gin (1x70cl)
Ca d Gal Moscato d' Asti Lumine 2022 (1x75cl)
Contratto Vermouth Bianco NV (1x75cl)
Gaja Rossj-Bass 2023 (1x75cl)
Vietti Barolo Castiglione,DOCG 2020 (1x75cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja 2019 (1x75cl)
La Spinetta Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Piccolo Derthona 2024 (1x75cl)
Beni di Batasiolo Bricco di Vergne Dolcetto d'Alba 2023 (1x75cl)
Carpano Antica Formula (1x100cl)
Punt e Mes (1x75cl)
La Spinetta Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Piccolo Derthona 2023 (1x75cl)
Prunotto Barbaresco DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
VIETTI Derthona Timorasso Colli Tortonesi DOC 2023 (1x75cl)
Batasiolo Bosc Dla Rei Moscato d'Asti 2023 (1x75cl)
Pio Cesare Barolo DOCG 2021 (1x75cl)
Ca' del Baio "Asili" Riserva Barbaresco D.O.C.G. 2017 (1x75cl)
Pio Cesare Barolo Mosconi DOCG 2019 (1x75cl)
Bruno Giacosa Falletto Dolcetto d'Alba 2021 (1x75cl)
Oddero Barolo DOCG 1997 (1x75cl)
Pio Cesare Il Nebbio Langhe Doc (Nebbiolo + Pinot Noir) 2024 (1x75cl)
Gérard Bertrand Aigle Noir Chardonnay IGP Pays d'Oc 2024 (1x75cl)
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