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Nebbiolo

Looks light, tastes powerful. Pale and perfumed, with a serious grip.

Say it: neb-ee-OH-loh · Save

A glass of Nebbiolo with the flavours it is known for

Nebbiolo in a minute

Tastes of
  • Rose
  • Sour cherry
  • Tar
  • Dried herbs
Most famous in
Piedmont: Barolo and Barbaresco
What to try next
If you like it, try Sangiovese for something easier, or Pinot Noir for something silkier.
Pinot NoirSangiovese

How it feels in the glass

Body
LightFull
Tannin
SoftGrippy
Acidity
SoftZingy

Body is how heavy the wine feels. Tannin is the dry grip of strong tea. Acidity is the mouth-watering freshness of lemonade. How to taste wine

What growers are paid for it: Nebbiolo da Barolo grapes, ≈$3.92–≈$6.72 a kg (2024). Every region compared

At the table

What to eat with it

Truffle pasta, braised beef, aged cheese.

All that tannin and acidity wants rich food: butter, egg pasta, cheese and truffle, the cooking of its home in Piedmont.

Wine with food: the simple rules

Tagliatelle with shaved truffle, a wedge of hard cheese and a glass of brick-red wine
The business side

Nebbiolo is confined to a few thousand hectares of Piedmont. Its late ripening and long aging requirements load producers with working capital; its cru system has pushed land prices for the famous vineyards toward Burgundian levels. Regional grape prices for Nebbiolo da Barolo are reported by the Cuneo chamber of commerce and are among the highest in Italy.

Economics

Nebbiolo is confined to a few thousand hectares of Piedmont. Its late ripening and long aging requirements load producers with working capital; its cru system has pushed land prices for the famous vineyards toward Burgundian levels. Regional grape prices for Nebbiolo da Barolo are reported by the Cuneo chamber of commerce and are among the highest in Italy.

Key facts

Plantings
≈ 6,000 ha in Piedmont; negligible elsewhereRegione Piemonte

The numbers, for the curious

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InputLowMidHighUnitSource
Nebbiolo da Barolo grapes2024 456EUR/kgCamera di Commercio di Cuneo

Where the inputs come from

  1. Camera di Commercio di Cuneo, listino uve

Where it grows

Vineyards in PiedmontRegionPiedmontBarolo and Barbaresco: Nebbiolo from a few thousand hectares of Langhe hillside, with a cru system that has…

Famous wines

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Hills between Serralunga and Castiglione Falletto, Piedmont, ItalyBruno Giacosa, Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del FallettoPiedmontPanorama of Piedmont vineyards and the town of BarbarescoGaja, BarbarescoPiedmontHills and vineyards surrounding Barbaresco village in the Langhe, Piedmont, ItalyGaja, Sorì San LorenzoPiedmontVillage of Serralunga d'AlbaGiacomo Conterno, Barolo FranciaPiedmontThe village of Serralunga d'Alba and the Langhe, ItalyGiacomo Conterno, Barolo Riserva MonfortinoPiedmont
Nebbiolo grapes
The Italian grape variety Nebbiolo known for the Piedmont wine of Barolo. Anthony Nicalo · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Sources

  1. California Grape Crush Report (prices per ton by variety and district), CDFA / USDA NASS, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. OIV Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties, OIV, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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