2014 Barolo: Late Releases
BY ANTONIO GALLONI |
The 2014 Barolo vintage offers readers plenty of intriguing options, although a little work is required to cull out the gems and avoid wines that were affected by a growing season with some of the most challenging conditions in recent memory. In a few cases, growers decided not to bottle some or all of their top single-vineyard wines, making a number of the entry-level Barolos particularly compelling. Specifically, I am thinking of the 2014 Barolos from Pira, Ceretto, Parusso and Brovia, some of which I have reviewed previously. I remain just as excited by the top 2014 Barolos as I was when I first started tasting the wines in November of that year.
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The 2014 Barolo vintage offers readers plenty of intriguing options, although a little work is required to cull out the gems and avoid wines that were affected by a growing season with some of the most challenging conditions in recent memory. In a few cases, growers decided not to bottle some or all of their top single-vineyard wines, making a number of the entry-level Barolos particularly compelling. I remain just as excited by the top 2014 Barolos as I was when I first started tasting the wines in November of that year.
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Producers in this Article
- Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino
- Barale Fratelli
- Benevelli
- Borgogno
- Bovio
- Cascina Bruciata
- Cascina Fontana
- Ca' Viola
- Ceretto
- Ciabot Berton
- Davide Fregonese
- Enzo Boglietti
- Ettore Germano
- Fletcher Wines
- F.lli Giacosa
- Fontanafredda
- Francesco Rinaldi
- Fratelli Alessandria
- Giacomo Conterno
- Giacomo Fenocchio
- Gianni Gagliardo
- Giovanni Manzone
- Giovanni Rosso
- Giovanni Rosso - Ester Canale Rosso
- Guido Porro
- Josetta Saffirio
- La Spinona
- Luigi Pira
- Marchesi di Barolo
- Michele Chiarlo
- Negretti
- Paolo Scavino
- Pecchenino
- Pio Cesare
- Poderi Colla
- Prunotto
- Renato Ratti
- Schiavenza
- Seghesio
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