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  WCWN: A Guide for Barolo and Barbaresco
Yet ripe Barolo is wonderfully fragrant and deep and massive in the mouth.
The Nebbiolo for Barolo is grown in the vineyards in and around the hill top town of Alba, and the neighboring communes of Castiglione-Falleto, Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo, and La Morra.
Generally speaking, the Barolo sourced from vineyards near the first three communes are the biggest wines made, while the Barolo from the latter two communes are more refined and a bit more graceful.
www.westcoastwine.net /barolo&barbaresco1.html   (1922 words)

  
 Barolo Glossary Term   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Barolo regional wine is referred to as the "King of Italian Wines".
Ageing complete, Barolo wines are characterized as dense, rich, full-bodied, complex, and earthy with flavors of truffles, violets, fruit, licorice, and at times oaky with high levels of tannin.
Barolo wines that are consumed young are heavy and command an acquired taste.
www.recipetips.com /glossary-term/t--36975/barolo.asp   (147 words)

  
 il re dei vini: il Barolo
Il Barolo è stato più volte definito il re dei vini; nobile e generoso conosciuto in Italia ed all'estero per la sua austerità, ricchezza di sapori e di aromi.
The Barolo has been defined more times the king of the wines; noble and generous known in Italy and to the foreign countries in the for his austerity, wealth of tastes and of aromas.
» guida ai produttori di vino Barolo, con schede dettagliate sulla loro produzione, e sulle cantine, notizie utili, indirizzi: per andare alla scoperta di sapori e atmosfere sofisticate.
www.barolo.net   (252 words)

  
 A rare Barolo that can take the chill away - The Boston Globe
Barolo is one of Italy's, and the world's, greatest wines.
The 2000 vintage produced gorgeous but atypical Barolo, wines that are usually aggressive when young and take years to shed their tannins and allow their flavors to emerge.
A big robust wine, their 2000 Barolo, made from grapes grown in Bricco Boschis, is succulent with supple tannins surrounding an engaging combination of deep fl fruit flavors and a hearty earthiness.
www.boston.com /ae/food/wine/articles/2004/12/16/a_rare_barolo_that_can_take_the_chill_away   (397 words)

  
 Dr. Scott Barolo
Barolo, S., Stone, T., Bang, A.G., and Posakony, J.W. (2002.) Hairless acts as an adaptor which recruits the corepressors Groucho and CtBP to Suppressor of Hairless.
Barolo, S., Walker, R.G., Polyanovsky, A., Freschi, G., Keil, T., and Posakony, J.W. (2000.) A Notch-independent activity of Suppressor of Hairless is required for normal mechanoreceptor physiology.
Barolo, S., Carver, L. A., and Posakony, J.W. (2000.) GFP and galactosidase transformation vectors for promoter/enhancer analysis in Drosophila.
www.umich.edu /~neurosci/faculty/sbarolo.htm   (538 words)

  
 Barolo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barolo is one of the most noble wines of Italy, one of many to claim the title "Wine of kings, and king of wines", it is produced in Cuneo's province, south-west of Alba, within the region of Piemonte.
The initial nose of a barolo is often that of the pine tree.
The origins of Barolo Chinato date back to the nineteenth century and they are a precious elixir according to the popular culture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barolo   (658 words)

  
 Barolo di Barolo - The Castle
Barolo has, in fact, not one castle but two, the Castello Falletti (the communal castle) and the Castello della Volta.
Silvio Pellico was certainly among its famous guests under the Falletti ownership; introduced to the Marchesa after his decade of confinement in the Spielberg prison, Pellico became her close friend and advisor, as well as administrator of the Falletti library.
Nel 1970 fu acquistato dal Comune di Barolo, grazie soprattutto a una pubblica sottoscrizione cui furono in molti a contribuire generosamente.
www.barolodibarolo.com /inglese/paese_castello.asp   (1815 words)

  
 Strat's Place - Daniel Rogov - Barolo 1998 Piedmont at Its Best
Barolo producers must be saying their prayers well these days, for the vintages of 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 have all been superb.
Cavalloto, Barolo Brico Boschis, 1998: As much a liqueur as it is a wine, with candied fruits and sweet vanilla on the palate but with firm enough tannins and plenty of acids, the wine is very well balanced and rich.
Pira, Barolo, Vigna Rionda, 1998: Full bodied, concentrated and with an array of flavors and aromas that include (at minimum) plums, fl cherries, chocolate, tea and cigar tobacco, this tannic and powerful wine shows precisely the exquisite kind of balance that is necessary to ensure a long life and elegance as the wine matures.
www.stratsplace.com /rogov/barolo_1998.html   (2373 words)

  
 Palm Bay Imports: Wine, Spirits & Beverages : Our Brands: Marchesi di Barolo
Marchesi di Barolo's Barolo DOCG is made from hand-harvested Nebbiolo grapes grown in the uppermost vineyards of the Barolo commune.
Barolo's capacity for aging is proverbial and 20 to 30 years is by no means unusual.
Marchesi di Barolo owns a major portion of this famed vineyard and produces an outstanding Barolo Cannubi, known for its rich perfume and complexity of flavor that develops a seductive smoothness with aging.
www.palmbayimports.com /xq/asp/VID.321/qx/brands.html   (541 words)

  
 BAROLO, the wine is elegant, strongly perfumed and ready for drinking rather earlier.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The town of Barolo itself is located in the centre, at the confluence, as it were, of these two zones.
The prestige of a Barolo, a first-class wine, commences in the vineyards.
Yet the pleasure of tasting a good bottle of old Barolo is not necessarily associated with the delights of the table, but a sign of hospitality and friendship.
www.itbiz.com /piedmont/country/vino110.htm   (312 words)

  
 Barolo Wine Information
Barolo is a section of Piedmont, Italy, southwest of Alba.
While wine in Italy is timeless, Barolo came about in the 1800s when the Marchesa Giulietta Colbert Falletti started making wine out of Nebbiolo grapes.
Barolo should be drunk at 60F and can age for 5-10 years.
www.wineintro.com /types/barolo.html   (211 words)

  
 A good Barolo needs time to reach its potential
Any Barolo worthy of the name is, or should be, undrinkable until it is at least 10 years old.
Barolo enthusiasts often like to talk of old style and new style, traditional and modern.
Barolo began to change in the '60s and '70s with the introduction of controlled-temperature fermentation, the introduction of small Bordeaux-style oak barrels and much shorter fermentation time to cut down on the rough tannins in the finished wine.
www.azcentral.com /home/wine/articles/0411barolo11.html   (1766 words)

  
 Barolo Gagliasso Family
Barolo is the king of Piedmont wines and is the most celebrated of all the Italian reds.
Just above Barolo, a little village with the same name of the wine, is La Morra, where we have our other vineyard and our winery, the biggest producer in the village of Barolo at La Morra.
The 2001 is a typical vintage for Barolo, producing a wine that has classic Barolo colors, a very complex nose, and a balanced taste with round tannins.
vineyardclub.beveragebistro.com /barolo.html   (999 words)

  
 Guide to Italian Wines - wineloverspage.com
Barolo and tannins are a natural match, as the wine is exclusively made from Nebbiolo, one of the world's most tannic grapes.
By law, Barolo requires several years of aging in wood, so ripe fruit is essential to a balanced wine.
Although both of these Barolos receive some aging in small French barriques (they are also aged in large Slavonian oak), the oak is subtle and does not overwhelm the fruit.
www.wineloverspage.com /italwineguide/barolo.phtml   (848 words)

  
 Wine Review Online - Barolo and Barbaresco Regions are Blessed
Barolo tends to be slightly fuller-bodied than Barbaresco, and usually needs a couple of years more to developbut exceptions abound, depending upon the producer.
Barolo is required to be aged a minimum of three years, Barbaresco a minimum of two years, before being released by the winery.
Pio Cesare, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 1999 ($65, Paterno Imports): Pio Cesare, one of the older Barolo firms, is one of the few producers with his winery in the town of Alba; Pio Cesare's standard Barolo is fairly traditional in style--but its single-vineyard "Ornato" is barrique-aged.
www.winereviewonline.com /barolo_barbaresco.cfm   (2783 words)

  
 Barolo - WINE BOARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Barolo is one of a handful of wines in the whole world that mandates a considerable amount of aging.
Nebbiolo, the grape that makes Barolo, is capable of amazing warmth and richness, WHEN AGED PROPERLY, or when made by destemming the grapes and slightly oxidizing the wine, which the more traditional producers regard (with justification, IMHO) as something of a crime.
A "nice" Barolo may still be a pretty challenging wine; not as immediately friendly and eager to please as a Chianti.
www.wines.com /ubb2/Forum37/HTML/002263.html   (364 words)

  
 Barolo Ristorante Fine Italian Dining - Joliet, Illinois
Barolo is one of the most noble wines of Italy.
Barolos is located just down the block from the beautiful Rialto Square Theatre.
Barolo Ristorante is conveniently located in Joliet's City Center on Chicago Street across from the library, 1/2 block from the historic Rialto Square Theatre and one block from Harrah's Casino.
www.barolofinedining.com /index.html   (672 words)

  
 City of Joliet Business Directory
Barolo is located in Joliet's City Center on Chicago St. across from the library, just one block from the historic
Barolo, which means "The King of Wines," offers a very impressive selection of wines from Italy, Spain, France, Yugoslavia and Portugal.
Barolo is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11am to 2pm.
www.cityofjoliet.com /business/barolo.htm   (287 words)

  
 The Wine News Magazine - Spotlight on Barolo
Appellation Barolo borrows its name from the small hamlet (population 760) that lies near the center of the wine's growing zone, just a couple of miles southwest of Alba (the white truffle capital of the world) in the southern end of Piemonte.
Because Barolo was supposed to be as slow-maturing as it was long-lived, that very youthful harshness itself became, for some producers, a kind of guarantee of longevity.
Barolo is as close as it can get to being a cult in Alba, and it is treated deferentially by its makers, who are a pragmatic, enduring, stubborn lot.
www.thewinenews.com /octnov02/cover.html   (6581 words)

  
 K&L Wines: 1995 Corino Barolo
La Morra, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Monforte and Serralunga are the most important communes and produce most of the exported wine.
Barolo is a powerhouse wine in some communes but also more delicate in others (La Morra is the most delicate and Serralunga the most powerful).
Barolo is best served with roast meats the Piemontese classic would be "Stracotto del Barolo or pot roast cooked with a Barolo, game birds or powerful cheese.
www.klwines.com /product.asp?sku=232190   (784 words)

  
 Barolo Wine - Wine
The Barolo is a robust red--very dry and full bodied, high in tannin, acidty, and alcohol.
Productuion rules stipulate that a Barolo is not a Barolo until it has aged for three years at the winery, or for five years if it is called Riserva.
Some producers have been attempting to produce Barolo in a form that can be served at a younger age.
www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art1748.asp   (353 words)

  
 Chef Roberto Donna's Restaurant Barolo on StarChefs
Barolo is an elegant fine dining restaurant that sits on the upper
Barolo, an intimate dining environment with a renaissance theme décor, has three different Private Rooms to enjoy lunch, dinner and private parties.
But at Barolo, named for the grape of his native Piedmont, the ambitious young chef takes pride in flying solo.
www.starchefs.com /RDonna/html/barolo.shtml   (1650 words)

  
 VinTravel Barolo, Barbaresco, and Barbera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He decreed that Barolo should be served at his court, and Barolo became the wine of Kings.
Barolo and its sister Barbaresco are made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes.
Barolo is an austere, tight wine that needs aging to fully develop.
www.vintravel.com /tour_folder/Barolo.html   (668 words)

  
 Assessing the market for Barolo wine
The most important factor in the increase in prices for 2000 Barolo was not Spectator's 100-point rating but the slide of the dollar versus the euro -- a drop of almost 25 percent in the last year (and almost 40 percent since 2001).
Before then, Barolo makers macerated their Nebbiolo grape juice for several weeks during the fermentation process, then aged it in large Yugoslavian oak barrels.
The new-style Barolo makers macerate their juice for only a few days and then age the wine in small French oak barrels.
www.azcentral.com /home/wine/articles/0202barolo02.html   (1851 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Europe
I can never stay away from Barolo for long, and I recently traveled the Langhe hills, south of Alba, to taste the wine at its source and hear the latest word on the unusual 2000 vintage, which is on shelves now.
Barolos are a deep garnet with warm orange hints that make the wine glow.
All Barolos used to be so brutally tannic that they took 15 years to soften up.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=avdZKToX1TvE&refer=europe   (905 words)

  
 Palm Bay Imports: Winery Tours: Marchesi di Barolo
The origins of Marchesi di Barolo are almost as ancient as Barolo itself, dating back to the 12th century when the land-owning Falletti family of Barolo received titles of nobility.
Today the Marchesi di Barolo estate owns approximately 100 acres of vineyard in the Langhe, including over 50% of the historic cru Cannubi – the finest Barolo vineyard of all.
The pride of the Marchesi di Barolo cellars lies in the extraordinary library of older vintage Barolos.
www.palmbayimports.com /tours_marchesi.asp   (338 words)

  
 Barolo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We focused our extensive tasting efforts on the Barolo wines Barolo is both a small town in the area and also the name of the 11-town region which produces the wines which carry the same name.
Barolo wines, made from the Nebbiolo grape, are known as the “king of Italian wines” because of their high quality, traditional craftsmanship, and longevity (Barolos can keep for 20+ years in some cases, like the finest French Bordeaux wines).
This is the panoramic view from the Hotel Belvedere in La Morra – a typical scene of the rolling hills of the Barolo region.
www.myblumberg.com /Italy/Barolo.html   (331 words)

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