If you are looking for a great Piedmontese red wine (probably one of the best in the World), you are in the right section of this Barolo Travel Guide. In fact, we have selected for you and our Barolo Wine Club lovers, the best Vintage wine bottles of Barolo from the most important producers in the Langhe area, ideal for a luxury dinner or an important business meeting or for a perfect gift.

Barolo, a wine born in the Langhe from Nebbiolo in purity, is known throughout the world for its inimitable organoleptic characteristics.

Barolo Wine Vintage Guide

Barolo Vintage ratings:

Whole rate from 95-100, 
Classic Barolo; 90-94,
Outstanding Barolo 85-89,
Very good Barolo 80-84,
Good Barolo 75-79,
Mediocre Barolo 50-74, Not recommended to drink

Barolo Wine Vintage Guide

• Barolo 2014 – Rating 92
  Drink or hold
  Challenging growing season, wet and cool, with good September and October weather benefiting late-ripening Nebbiolo; better in Barbaresco due to less rain
• Barolo 2013- Rating 97
  Hold A cooler growing season and late harvest resulted in wines of purity and finesse, with fine acidity; best Barolos since 2010
• Barolo 2012- Rating 94
  Drink or hold
  Barolos are elegant, balanced and expressive, with fruit and savory elements; elegant, intense, even austere Barbarescos
• Barolo 2011- Rating 93
  Drink or hold
  Rich taste, fleshy Barolos and balanced Barbarescos; the best have vibrant structures for aging. A fine year for Barbera
• Barolo 2010 – Rating 97
  Hold
  A cool growing season and ideal weather before harvest; pure, elegant and structured reds, with fine potential for aging
• Barolo 2009 – Rating 90
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  A warm year with inconsistent ripening; the best reds offer immediate fruit and flesh, others show underripe tannins
• Barolo 2008 – Rating 94
  Drink or hold
  Warm late-season rescued a cooler-than-average vintage; ripe reds show good structure, purity and elegance
• Barolo 2007 – Rating 95
  Drink or hold
  A warm, dry year; wines offer flesh and immediate appeal
• Barolo 2006 – Rating 95
  Drink or hold
  Many outstanding reds; cool weather made austere, muscular Nebbiolos with aging potential
• Barolo 2005 – Rating 91
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Balanced and elegant reds, delivering fruit and ripe tannins for producers who worked well in the vineyard
• Barolo 2004 – Rating 94
  Drink or hold
  Fresh, harmonious, perfumed reds; hitting its peak now
• Barolo 2003 – Rating 88
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Many unbalanced wines due to an extremely hot growing season, but some nice surprises. Barberas very successful
• Barolo 2002 – Rating 72
  Past peak
  A washout; many wines unripe or diluted. Early-drinkers
• Barolo 2001 – Rating 95
  Drink or hold
  Aromatic taste, perfectly structured and firm reds with racy character
• Barolo 2000 – Rating 93
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Rich and opulent reds with round tannins and exciting fruit; more forward in style
• Barolo 1999 – Rating 94
  Drink or hold
  Balanced reds with firm tannins and bright fruit
• Barolo 1998 – Rating 91
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Ripe, fruity and silky; very harmonious and refined
• Barolo 1997 – Rating 93
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Super ripe, opulent, flamboyant wines
• Barolo 1996 – Rating 98
  Drink or hold
  Textbook Barolo and Barbaresco; structured, fruity, racy reds
• Barolo 1995 – Rating 88
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Very good quality, but some hail damage; stick to top producers
• Barolo 1994 – Rating 77
  Past peak
  Barbarescos lack concentration; some Barolos offer decent fruit
• Barolo 1993 – Rating 87
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Delicate, delicious and fruity, with supple tannins
• Barolo 1992 – Rating 76
  Past peak
  Diluted Barolo; many estates didn’t bottle
• Barolo 1991 – Rating 77
  Past peak
  Mostly light; some pleasant wines
• Barolo 1990 – Rating 97
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Firm, ripe and long-aging
• Barolo 1989 – Rating 97
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Ripe, opulent and supple
• Barolo 1988 – Rating 92
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Focused Taste, generous and silky
• Barolo 1985 – Rating 94
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Really rich taste, ripe and concentrated, yet elegant
• Barolo 1984 – Rating 80
  Past peak
  Light style
• Barolo 1983 – Rating 75
  Past peak
  Very light
• Barolo 1982 – Rating 90
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Powerful, tannic and long-lived
• Barolo 1981 – Rating 73
  Past peak
  Light
• Barolo 1980 – Rating 70
  Past peak
  Very light
• Barolo 1978 – Rating 90
  Drinkable Barolo wine
  Firm and classically built