Blog: Barolo | Classic (2)

Then we come to Barolo. At the time, the slogan 'King of wines and wine of kings' was created for it, and this does not seem at all exaggerated, but rather sums up the ancient and widespread fame of the most famous of Italian wines with controlled and guaranteed designation of origin, which keeps company with Barbaresco, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. the merit of this prestigious aura, far from diminishing, is due in equal parts to the Nebbiolo grape variety (in the varieties Lampia, the most cultivated, Michet and Rosé), to the clay and calcareous soils of the 'warm' type, so-called because the snow melts under the first rays of sun, and to the expertise of the winemakers who work in the Langhe area, the zone of Piedmont with the highest prestige and the best qualitative yield. For Barolo there has always existed a constant circle of consumers, inclined to a wine that invites to contemplation. A bottle of Barolo represents a gift that honors both the giver and the receiver. A way to identify oneself in refinement. - Gerardo [TS03/23]