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Barolo and Barbaresco 1982-2004
Prime Vintages
Well-cellared, well-priced, ready to go!
As many of our customers have noticed, we have found a rich vein of super-mature wines from the 50s, 60s and 70s from well-connected Piemontese suppliers on the ground in Northern Italy. We have had great success and established a ready market for these wines, but they are not always to everyone's taste. Some clients insist on asking, 'can you get me anything a bit younger, from the 80s or 90s?

This offer is in response to all of you that need that more vigorous and energetic Nebbiolo kick. 

We have made particular effort to mine our loyal local consignor's cellars for Barolo and Barbaresco from this period. We feel that an offer of 60 wines should present opportunities to scratch that itch.

Vintages
The 'modern age' in Barolo (and Barbaresco) started in the 80s, the first great vintage any had to play with was '82. The other notables in that period were '85, '89 and '90. All were magnificent in their way. Though the '88s and many '86s and '83s are still doing well.

Like Bordeaux, this purple patch was followed by a string of difficult years, and while 1995 produced good wines, Piedmont experienced an unprecedented string of six excellent or outstanding vintages in the following years from 1996 through 2001. In shorthand, the easy way to remember them is as a symmetrical 'bookshelf.'

The solid years are at the end, 1996 and 2001, and they will live on in memory forever as magnificent Piedmont vintages, as good as any. Inside these, at either end, are two soft and ripe years, 1997 and 2000. They heralded the style of many more vintages that have followed, super-ripe fruity wines that are high-octane but relatively drinkable, with Nebbiolo's tough structure more than matched by ripe fruit. These two vintages are at their peak.

Finally, in the middle of the shelf, we have 1998 and 1999. While they are far from identical, these two years share the merit of combining classic Nebbiolo structure with accessibility. 1999 may have a little more power but it can still be thought of as an 'all-rounder' as is 1998. These vintages are both drinking very well now but in a more restrained and classic style than the riper years that immediately preceded and followed them.

As a decade earlier, lean years followed this purple patch. The next strong vintage was 2004. It is a classic and many wines require time but those from the 'Modernists' are drinking well, so to are the softer vineyards of the 'Traditionalists' from the communes of Barolo, La Morra and the lower altitude or more Northern sites in Barbaresco. 

Prices, Value and Fashion
We could bang-on but Piedmont continues to provide tremendous value at every price level (and our prices, as ever will be about the best you will find.) Whether it is comparing the blue chips like Giacosa, Gaja or Sandone, with Jayer, Rousseau and Arnoux-Lachaux... or with Petrus, Latour and Pavie... or Screaming Eagle, Harlan and Sine qua Non... or anywhere on down the line, Piedmont compares very well for style and quality at every price.

Despite a steady escalation that really started with the 2010 vintage, Piedmont has not 'caught-fire' like other areas, it seems somehow, to always just miss the boat on each round of fashion. This is just one reason we love it so much.

In-stock, and immediately available.
DESCRIPTION QTY PRICE RATING
Aldo Conterno Barolo Colonnello 1985 1 $360  
Ceretto Barbaresco Faset 1990 1 $125 RP 92
Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra 2000 2 $115 VM 93
Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra 2001 1 $135 VM 94
Clerico Barolo Percristina 1998 2 $110 VM 92
Clerico Barolo Percristina 2001 2 $140 VM 95+
E. Pira & Figli Barolo Cannubi 1997 2 $110 WA 91
Elio Altare Barolo Brunate 1999 2 $130 VM 96
Fontanafredda Barolo 1996 1 $89  
Francesco Rinaldi Dolcetto d'Alba Roussot 1996 1 $35  
Gaja Conteisa 2004 1 $225 WA 94
Gaja Sori Tildin 2003 2 $320 VM 94+
Gaja Sperss 2000 2 $350 VM 96
Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2001 6 $325 VM 97
Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja 2000 5 $295 VM 96
Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja 2001 2 $950 WA 98
Giacosa Barolo Falletto 1998 6 $340 VM 95+
Giacosa Barolo Falletto 2004 4 $360 VM 97
Giacosa Barolo Rocche del Falletto 1997 5 $360 WA 96
Giacosa Barolo Rocche del Falletto 1998 4 $320 WA (96-98)
Giovanni Corino Barolo Vecchie Vigne 1998 2 $75 VM 91(+?)?
Giovanni Corino Barolo Vigna Giachini 1988 1 $85 WA 93
Giovanni Corino Barolo Vigna Giachini 2001 2 $85 VM 88
Giovanni Corino Barolo Vigneto Rocche 2001 2 $85 WA 93+
Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste 2004 3 $645 VM 97
La Spinetta Barbaresco Vursu Vigneto Valeirano 2004 1 $115 WA 93
Luigi Oddero Barolo Vigna Rionda 2003 1 $99 CT 91
Luigi Pira Barolo Vigna Rionda 2004 1 $125 WA 96
M. Marengo Barolo Brunate 1997 2 $79 VM 90-93
Mauro Molino Barolo Vigna Conca 1997 1 $69 WA 91
Mauro Veglio Barolo Vigneto Rocche 1998 2 $75 RP 89-91
Paitin Barbaresco Sori Paitin 1998 2 $60 VM 93
Paitin Barbaresco Sori Paitin 1999 2 $60 VM 91
Paitin Barbaresco Sori Paitin Vecchie Vigne 1999 2 $69 VM 92
Paolo Scavino Barolo Cannubi 2001 2 $135 VM 94+
Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata 2001 1 $240 VM 97
Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata 1997 2 $170 VM 93
Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata 1999 4 $240 VM 96
Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata 2000 1 $215 VM 97
Parusso Barolo Bussia 2001 1 $100 VM 96
Parusso Barolo Bussia 2001 1 $100 VM 96
Parusso Barolo Bussia 2001 1 $85 VM 96
Parusso Barolo Bussia Vigna Rocche 1997 2 $65 WA 92
Parusso Barolo Mariondino 2003 1 $55 VM 92
Parusso Barolo Riserva Mariondino 1999 2 $85  
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 1982 (non-standard bottling) 27 $95  
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Asili 1989 1 $250 JG 94+
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Moccagatta 2004 1 $140 VM 92
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano 1989 1 $225 JG 92
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Ovello 1995 2 $200 CT 91
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Ovello 2001 2 $165 VM 92
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo 2004 1 $140 VM 92
Prunotto Barolo Cannubi 1985 1 $95  
Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco 1997 1 $95 WA 92
Revello Barolo Vigna Conca 1998 2 $40 RP 92-94
Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis 1.5L 1998 1 $425 WA (94-96)
Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis 1998 1 $160 WA (94-96)
Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis 2000 1 $180 VM 92
Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis 3L 1998 1 $835 WA (94-96)
Seghesio Barolo La Villa 1998 1 $55 RP 94
Silvio Grasso Barolo Bricco Luciani 1997 2 $65 RP 92
Sottimano Barbaresco Curra 2000 2 $60 VM 92
Travaglini Gattinara Riserva 1999 1 $75
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