Barolo is a red produced by Fontanafredda in Barolo, Piedmont, Italy. Made from Nebbiolo. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 6 vintages; members see when each one is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Red
Appellation: Barolo
Region: Piedmont
Country: Italy
Grapes: Nebbiolo
Tasting profile
Structure: full-bodied, high tannin, high acidity, dry
Barolo from one of the Langhe's largest and most historic estates, drawn across communes rather than from a single cru — the classical house style, and the traditional way the wine was made before single-vineyard bottlings became fashionable. Nebbiolo gives it the appellation's signature: pale garnet turning orange at the rim, with rose, sour cherry, tar, leather and dried porcini. Full-bodied on searing acidity and abundant drying tannin. Austere in youth and worth every year of patience. Decant it, and give it a decade rather than a season.
Serving: Serve at 16–18 °C.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Piedmont, Italy
Piedmont (Piemonte) sits in the northwest of Italy, tucked against the Alps, and is prized for some of the country's most serious and long-lived red wines.
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is a red grape from Italy's Piedmont, the noble variety behind Barolo and Barbaresco and one of the world's great age-worthy wines.
More wines
From Fontanafredda
- Alta Langa Limited Edition Brut — Fontanafredda, Alta Langa
- Barbera d'Alba — Fontanafredda, Barbera d'Alba
- Barolo Riserva — Fontanafredda, Barolo
- Barolo Serralunga d'Alba — Fontanafredda, Barolo
- Bollaciao — Fontanafredda, Piemonte
- Briccotondo Piemonte Barbera — Fontanafredda, Piemonte
More red wines from Piedmont
- Adesso — Lampara, Langhe
- Arborina — Giovanni Corino, Barolo
- Asili — Ca' del Baio, Barbaresco
- Barbaresco — Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco
Frequently asked questions
Where is Barolo from?
Barolo is produced by Fontanafredda in Barolo, Piedmont, Italy.
What grapes are in Barolo?
Barolo is made from Nebbiolo.