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Barbaresco

Nebbiolo's second great appellation, made famous by Gaja and Bruno Giacosa.

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Barbaresco and its tower, Langhe
Matteo Aresca 05 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

About 750 hectares across four communes; Gaja's single-vineyard Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn and Costa Russi are the collectible reference.

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About 750 hectares across four communes; Gaja's single-vineyard Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn and Costa Russi are the collectible reference.

Key facts

Area
≈ 750 haConsorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco
Minimum aging
26 months; riserva 50

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InputLowMidHighUnitSource
Minimum aging, Barolo / riserva2024 385062monthsDOCG disciplinare
Nebbiolo da Barolo grapes2024 456EUR/kgCamera di Commercio di Cuneo
Vineyard land, Barolo DOCG average2024 500,000850,0001,200,000EUR/haTrade reporting on Langhe land prices
Vineyard land, Barolo top crus (Cannubi, Rocche dell'Annunziata…)2024 1,000,0001,750,0002,500,000EUR/haTrade reporting on Langhe land prices
Yield, Barolo DOCG2024 404856hl/haDisciplinare: max 8 t/ha ≈ 56 hl/ha

Where the inputs come from

  1. DOCG disciplinare
  2. Camera di Commercio di Cuneo, listino uve
  3. Trade reporting on Langhe land prices
  4. Trade reporting on Langhe land prices (Gambero Rosso, Vitisphere)
  5. Disciplinare: max 8 t/ha ≈ 56 hl/ha

Producers

Hills between Serralunga and Castiglione Falletto, Piedmont, ItalyProducerBruno GiacosaThe red-label riservas of Bruno Giacosa — Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto and Barbaresco Asili — made only in…Panorama of Piedmont vineyards and the town of BarbarescoProducerGajaThe house that put Barbaresco on the auction block: about 100 hectares in Piedmont, single-vineyard Sorì San…

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Panorama of Piedmont vineyards and the town of BarbarescoGaja, BarbarescoPiedmontHills and vineyards surrounding Barbaresco village in the Langhe, Piedmont, ItalyGaja, Sorì San LorenzoPiedmont
Barbaresco and its tower, Langhe
Centro abitato di Barbaresco Matteo Aresca 05 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
The regionPiedmontFoggy hills, and the mighty Nebbiolo grape.About the region
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