Even the most republican Italians refer to Barolo as ‘The King of Wines’- and with good cause. This dark, rich and powerful wine, made from the Nebbiolo grape in Piedmonte, can stand its own against anything produced in the Old World or the New and commands a premium price on its home turf and in markets around the world.

The territory of Barolo is one of the most complex in the wine world. Every single hill provides a specific character to the Nebbiolo grapes and every single vintage is significantly different. Great wine has been produced here since the early 19th. century in a style that favoured long ageing in barrel and bottle. The vast majority of Barolos were blends of wines from different hills and villages. Barolo underwent something of a quiet revolution in the last three decades of the 20th. Century, with a new generation of family winemakers selecting wines from specific locations for vinification and ageing in barriques. This led to two distinct styles which still prevail and are called ‘traditionalist’ and ‘modernist.’