Barolo

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Tertiary (Cenozoic) geological origin: the Langhe were formed approximately 70 million years ago.
• Dominant Tortonian soils: blue-grey marne and stratified sands, highly suited to viticulture.
• Calcareous and tufaceous soils with gypsum deposits, formed by the retreat of the Padanian Sea during the Tortonian and Messinian stages (~7 million years ago).
• Ridges shaped as 'tongues of land' (Langhe), hills rising above the Tanaro river with a surface layer of white tufaceous marna.

• Soils based on blue-grey marne and stratified sands of the Tortonian formation, well suited to viticulture.
• 100% Nebbiolo, trained to Guyot and vertical trellis; in the mid-nineteenth century closely associated with Giulia Colbert Falletti and Cavour.

• Complex structure and an enveloping bouquet capable of evolving over time without losing its organoleptic characteristics.
• Calcareous and tufaceous soils with gypsum and minerals impart to Nebbiolo wines that are harmonious, structured, and long-lived.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1389
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani