Top 100 wines of Barolo - Page 2
Discover the top 100 best wines of Barolo of Barolo as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Barolo and the best vintages to taste in this region.
"King of wines, wine of kings": exceptional Piedmont red, 100% Nebbiolo. Garnet robe evolving to brick, complex signature aromas of faded rose, sour cherry, tar, white truffle, leather, undergrowth and spice. Firm tannins and lively acidity structure a long ageing (15-30 years+). Minimum 38 months ageing including 18 in barrel (62 for Riserva).
11 villages of the Langhe south of Alba, marl-limestone soils. DOCG since 1980. Classified MGA: Cannubi, Brunate, Bussia. Italian cellar icon.
Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.
wines from the region of Barolo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), pasta carbonara a la flo without egg or eggplant moussaka with lamb.
On the nose in the region of Barolo often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, strawberries or plum. In the mouth in the region of Barolo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.