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Piedmont Wine - Producing more DOC and DOCG wines by volume than any other Italian wine region, Wine from Piedmont are from a range of varietals and both important reds and excellent whites. Barbera, Nebbiolo and Dolcetto account for a significant portion of Piedmont Red Wines. Select from our Piedmont Wines Online, including our selections of Barolo and Barbaresco.
In 1800 Marchioness Giulietta Faletti from Barolo, tired of the same old wine, decided to call upon Louis Oudart, a great french oenologist, to have her cellars managed. Not long afterward, Barolo started his raise in history until he became the magnificent and royal wine now known to the whole world.
In this selection we want to compare wines coming from the same grapes but from different areas. Two historical, world renowned areas. But be warned: it will be hard to resist this selection, since it includes both Barbaresco's provoking elegance and Barolo's innate class.
Tuscany and Piedmont are two landmarks regions of Italian wine. We are not trying to decide which region is better, since both produce excellent wines. It is, however, an attempt to dive into history through a discussion stimulated by the scents and flavours of these magnificent wines that range from Brunello to Barolo and Barbaresco to Chianti Classico.
Italy is a peninsula that develops from North to South geographically speaking, but extends East to West when searching for Italy's best wines. In the East, Friuli offers us it's wonderful Tocai Friulano, while Piedmont defends the West with it's majestic Barolo
In this exclusive Trilogy, we are focusing on 3 outstanding Barolo wines from the 2005 vintage. Each wine represents a fantastic variation on what can be done with the Nebbiolo grape and the subtle differences found in the Langhe area. We know that you will enjoy this selection of Barolo, one of Italy's finest expressions of wine making.