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Barolo

Barolo is a red Nebbiolo wine with defined wood maturation and a longer Riserva requirement.

Maturation requirements
Denomination
DOCG
Grape base
Nebbiolo only
Region
Piedmont

By Italia Magnifica

Nebbiolo in the hills south of Alba

A single grape variety gives Barolo a clear identity across a varied group of Langhe hills.

Barolo is made from Nebbiolo alone. Its vineyards lie among the Langhe hills south of Alba, in a landscape described by layered marl and sand. The village names offer a useful way into this compact wine world: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d’Alba each belong to the denomination’s geography, alongside defined portions of neighboring municipalities.

Maturation requirements

Minimum maturation starts November 1 of the harvest year.

Barolo

Minimum
38 months, including 18 in wood

Riserva

Minimum
62 months, including 18 in wood

Cheeses to serve with it

  1. Small white cheese rounds with low sides and a cut piece showing soft fine-grained paste.MurazzanoOur suggestion: try Murazzano with Barolo in a comparative cheese-and-wine tasting.
  2. Fresh Roccaverano round with a cut section revealing its soft white paste.Robiola di RoccaveranoOur suggestion: try Robiola di Roccaverano with Barolo in a comparative cheese-and-wine tasting.
Piedmont

Eleven municipalities, defined boundaries

The zone includes all of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d’Alba and parts of eight further municipalities, including La Morra and Monforte d’Alba, in Cuneo province.

Piedmont wines

Cook with it

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  3. LangheOur suggestion: compare Langhe with Barolo to explore Italian wines and their grape varieties.

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