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Located due south of Alba and the River Tanaro, Barolo is Piedmont's most famous wine DOCG, renowned for producing Italy's finest red wines from 100% Nebbiolo

Its red wines were originally sweet but in 1840 the then Italian monarchy, the House of Savoy, ordered them to be changed to a dry style. This project was realised by French oenologist Louis Oudart whose experience with Pinot Noir had convinced him of Nebbiolo's potential. The Barolo appellation was formalised in 1966 at around 1700 ha, only a tenth of the size of Burgundy but almost three times as big as neighbouring Barbaresco.

Upgraded to DOCG status in 1980, Barolo comprises two distinct soil types. The first is a Tortonian sandy marl that produces a more feminine style of wine and can be found in the villages of Barolo, La Morra, Cherasco, Verduno, Novello, Roddi and parts of Castiglione Falletto. The second is the older Helvetian sandstone clay that bestows the wines with a more muscular style. This can be found in Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba, Diano d'Alba, Grinzane Cavour and the other parts of Castiglione Falletto. Made today from the Nebbiolo clones Lampia, Michet & Rosé, Barolo has an exceptional terroir with almost every village perched on its own hill. The climate is continental, with an extended summer and autumn enabling the fickle Nebbiolo to achieve perfect ripeness.

Inspired by the success of modernists such as Elio Altare, there has been pressure in recent years to reduce the ageing requirements for Barolo. This has been mostly driven by new producers to the region, often with no Piedmontese viticultural heritage and armed with their roto-fermentors and French barriques, intent on making a `fruitier', more modern style of wine.

This `modern' style arguably appeals more to the important American market and its scribes, but the traditionalists continue to argue in favour of making Barolo in the classic way. They make the wine in a mix of epoxy-lined cement or stainless-steel cuves followed by extended ageing in large 25hl slavonian barrels (`botte') to gently soften and integrate the tannins. However, even amongst the `traditionalists' there has been a move since the mid-1990s towards using physiologically (rather than polyphenolically) riper fruit, aided by global warming. Both modernist and traditional schools can produce exceptional or disappointing wines.

Recommended Traditionalist producers:
Giacomo Borgogno, Giacomo Conterno, Bruno Giacosa, Elio Grasso, Marcarini, Bartolo Mascarello and Giuseppe Mascarello.

Recommended Modernist producers:
Azelia, Aldo Conterno, Luciano Sandrone, Paolo Scavino and Roberto Voerzio


 
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Dolcetto d'Alba, Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso, Serralunga d'Alba
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 11.48
$ 18.69
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12 x £ 10.30
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Special case price £ 123.65
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Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Dolcetto, Ready, but will keep, Organic (Not certified/in conversion), Cork Closure, 13.5% alc.

"Beautifully cool and refreshingly straightforward, Davide's perfumed Dolcetto seems to speak more of the soil, of its Serralunga provenance, than of fruit per se. That said, the palate's deliciously draped with pretty, finely detailed morello and black cherry fruit, and held tight by the subtlest of structures. Drinking now and over the next 2 - 3 years. Perfect with carpaccio."
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
BBR Score: 18/20.

Red,  drink-or-keep
Langhe Nebbiolo, Lasarin, Az. Agr. Marcarini
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 12.61
$ 20.53
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12 x £ 11.35
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Special case price £ 136.17
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Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, Ready, but will keep, Cork Closure, 13% alc.

In making this wine, Manuel Marchetti has drawn on young vine (Barolo) fruit and from a thirty-year old sandy single-vineyard 'Montaldo' north of the Tanaro River in the Roero region. Swiftly stainless-steel fermented at reasonably low temperatures, Manuel's preserved a combination of floral and mulberry fruit aromatics, while maintaining a rich texture and meaty/minerally structure. Drinking now till 2012, especially with meaty pasta dishes.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
BBR Score: 17/20.

Red,  drink-or-keep
Barbera d'Alba, Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso, Serralunga d'Alba
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 13.57
$ 22.09
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Special case price £ 146.09
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Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Barbera, Ready, but will improve, Organic (Not certified/in conversion), Cork Closure, 13.5% alc.

Beautiful black cherry aromas and hint of chocolate. The structure is compact yet elegant and supported by refreshing acidity. Lots of vibrant sweet but elegant black fruits on the palate and a fine minerality on the finish. Enjoy now or in the next four years, up to 2013.
(Decanter.com, Ten Best Wines from Berry Bros., June 09) MORE
BBR Score: 18/20.

Red,  en-primeur
Barolo DOCG Serralunga d'Alba, Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Only available in cases of 12.
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 24.00
$ 39.09
(In Bond)
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Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, Ready, but will improve, Organic (Not certified/in conversion), Cork Closure, 13.5% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery.

A definite, starkly more defined, step-up on the 'Storico' blend, Davide's Serralunga cuvee captures all that is great about this magical village (one that over the centuries has consistently claimed the highest price for its fruit...). The strong limestone, elevated soils are reflected in the piercing raspberry, mineral notes, while the palate displays terrific poise, with a textbook limestone linearity, transparency, and a spine of crunchy redcurrant fruit and fine tannins. Drinking with beef, lamb or pork.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
Drink: 2011 -2025 .
BBR Score: 18/20.

Red,  drink-or-keep
Barolo, Cru La Serra, Marcarini, La Morra
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Limited Stock
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 27.65
$ 45.03
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12 x £ 24.87
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Special case price £ 298.43
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Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, Ready, but will improve, Cork Closure, 14% alc.

Marcarini’s 2001 Barolo La Serra a rich ruby, is darker in color than the Brunate. It displays an intriguing nose of flowers, sweet fruit, menthol and roasted coffee beans. There is good follow through onto the palate which is endowed with plenty of ripe sweet fruit and tar flavors, showing the more aggressive tannins that are the hallmark of this site.
(Antonio Galloni - Wine Advocate - Oct 06) MORE
Drink: 2011 -2019 .
The Wine Advocate Score: 89 -90 /100.

Red,  drink-or-keep
Barolo DOCG Serralunga d'Alba, Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
New
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 29.13
$ 47.44
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12 x £ 26.22
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Special case price £ 314.61
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Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, Ready, but will improve, Organic (Not certified/in conversion), Cork Closure, 14.5% alc.

Despite the popularity of the vintage, we've managed to pick up a few of Davide's sought after 2004s. This, as he keeps reminding me, is no 'ordinary' Barolo, for amongst their Serralunga vineyards used in this blend is one Costa Bella; a tiny strip of vineyard on the way into Baudana, Serralunga, planted a long time ago and now producing tiny clusters of Nebbiolo that bear more than a passing resemblance to a Richebourg...he wishes! But as part of the blend, it adds a profundity and lushness, making this benchmark, Vosne-esque Barolo great to drink even now, but best left till 2011. Beef would be best.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
Drink: 2009 -2016 .
Parker Score: 90 /100.

Red,  drink-or-keep
Barolo DOCG Scarrone, Castiglione Falletto, Bava
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
15% off for Wine Club Members *
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 31.91
$ 51.97
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12 x £ 28.70
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Special case price £ 344.35
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Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, Ready, but will keep, Cork Closure, 13.5% alc.

A classic example of traditionally-made Barolo. One that’s spent three to four years in 50 hl large Slavonian oak barrels shedding its coarser skin, and gradually metamorphosing into a beautiful Barolo!
Perfumed with sweet red-berried fruit, a hint of tar and a whiff of wild herbs, this suave, elegant, racy Barolo echoes the character of the warm vintage and the velvety hallmark of its provenance, the village of Castiglione Falletto. Delicious now and over the next few years, particularly with braised beef.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
Drink: 2006 -2011 .
* 15% off single bottle price for Wine Club Members.
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Red,  en-primeur
Barolo DOCG Cru Cerretta, Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Only available in cases of 12.
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 37.50
$ 61.07
(In Bond)
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Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, For laying down, Organic (Not certified/in conversion), Cork Closure, 13.5% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery.

Darker, denser, broader than either Davide's Serralunga or La Serra wines, the product of south-east facing, clay-rich soils. Profound, intensely woven, compact licorice and black cherry notes leads on to a weight (ier) palate notable for its impressive texture, black minerally fruit and more assertive tannins in a masculine mould not dissimilar to La Morra's Brunate. Pair with a fine filet of beef.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
Drink: 2013 -2028 .
BBR Score: 18/20.

Red,  en-primeur
Barolo DOCG Cru La Serra, Az. Agr. Giovanni Rosso
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Only available in cases of 12.
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 37.50
$ 61.07
(In Bond)
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Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, For laying down, Organic (Not certified/in conversion), Cork Closure, 13.5% alc.
Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery.

Arguably the most refined, aerie, and perfumed of all Davide's wines, thanks to the vineyard's dizzy elevation, white calcareous soils and vertiginous slope facing south/south-east. A brilliant, pretty cherry kirsch scents lifts from the glass; the palate's fabulous with racy, crunchy redcurrant fruit and crushed mineral flavours, and the finest of tannic structures. Match with roast lamb.
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
Drink: 2013 -2030 .
BBR Score: 19/20.

Red,  keep
Barolo DOCG, Massolino, Serralunga d'Alba
Italy  »  Piedmont  »  Barolo
Bottle
(75cl)
£ 34.00
$ 55.37
No more stock available
12 x £ 26.43
0 in basket
Special case price £ 317.11
Buy 12 and save £ 90.89 (22%)
Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Nebbiolo, For laying down, Cork Closure, 14% alc.

"As you might expect from a 17ha small, old family estate located in the centre of Serralunga d'Alba, Fratelli Franco and Roberto Massolino have shaped a Barolo which combines classical tar and roses flavours while couched in an iron-fist, velvet glove structure of Serralunga (think good Clos de Vougeot). Drink from 2014."
(David Berry Green, BBR Buyer) MORE
The Wine Advocate Score: 90 /100.

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