Barolo has been called "the king of wines," and the "wine of kings." It is one of the world's best wines and is made from only the very best Nebbiola grapes, grown near Alba in Italy’s Piedmont region.

Barolo is a section of Piedmont, Italy, southwest of Alba. While wine in Italy is timeless, Barolo came about in the 1800’s when the Marchesa Giulietta Colbert Falletti started making wine out of Nebbiolo grapes.

Nowadays, there are 3,000 acres of Nebbiolo producers in the towns of Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Cherasco, Diano d'Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, Roddi, and Serralunga d'Alba.

Barolo alcoholic content is set at 13%.

There are two grades of Barolo:

• Standard Barolo, aged two years in the barrel, one in the bottle.
• Riserva Barolo, aged three years in the barrel, one in the bottle.

Barolo wines are typically a deep red. Their flavour is thick and complex. Some are flowery - violets, roses. Others are fruit, liquorice, or oaky. Barolo should be drunk at 60F and can age for 5-10 years.

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