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
Vietti Barolo Rocche di Castiglione DOCG 2020 (1x150cl)
Vietti "Rocche di Castiglione" Barolo DOCG 2020 (1x75cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva 2017 (1x300cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva 2016 (1x300cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva 2017 (1x150cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva 2016 (1x150cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva 2016 (1x300cl)
Castellari Bergaglio "Fornaci" Gavi di Tassarolo D.O.C.G. 2023 (1x75cl)
Luciano Sandrone, Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore 2021 (1x75cl)
Luciano Sandrone, Barolo Vite Talin 2017 (1x75cl)
Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Riserva Monprivato Ca d'Morissio 2014 (1x75cl)
Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Riserva Monprivato Ca d'Morissio 2013 (1x75cl)
Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Riserva Monprivato Ca d'Morissio 2012 (1x75cl)
Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Riserva Monprivato Ca d'Morissio 2010 (1x75cl)
Massimo Rivetti Barbera d'Alba, "Serraboella" 2017 (1x75cl)
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