What are the rules for Barolo wine?

Barolo has one of the toughest ageing requirements in Italy. Even the “standard” Barolo must be aged for a minimum of 38 months, spending at least 18 months in barrels made from oak or chestnut. Barolo Riserva has to be aged in the cellar for 62 months, including at least 18 months in oak, before release.



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How much is a bottle of Barolo wine? It's an exclusive wine and is there more expensive than most other wines. You can buy a bottle from $25 all the way up to $400.

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Unlike the light color of older Barolos might suggest (older Barolos are pretty transparent and have a hue between light red and orange) a Barolo is a heavy wine with a strong full bodied taste. The Nebbiolo grape from which the Barolo wine is made (100% pure) contains a lot of heavy tannins.

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If the wine spends 5+ years aging, it can be labeled as “Riserva” and sold at a higher price. Barolo generally costs more than Brunello, often fetching $60-90 per bottle. Because of the big tannins, a Barolo could take a decade to soften and enter a prime drinking window.

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