red grape

Nebbiolo

Cool, dry piedmontese hillside conditions; the grape needs perfect autumn ripening.

Known as: Spanna, Lombarda

Nebbiolo is the noble grape of Piedmont, Italy, and the source of the country's two most famous reds: Barolo and Barbaresco. It produces pale, powerful, perfumed wines with classically high tannins and acidity.

Its distinctive aromas of rose, tar, cherry and truffle are immediately recognizable, and its best wines age for decades.

For the buyer, Nebbiolo is one of the world's great gastronomic reds - robust enough for the richest dishes and aromatic enough for the most subtle.

Flavour & Aroma Profile

Aroma

roseviolettarliquoricewilted

Flavour

rosetarcherryliquoricetruffle

Food Pairing

· white truffle
· aged Parmigiano
· roast beef
· game
· woody mushroom

Notable Nebbiolo Wines

Curated top picks first, then other wines made from Nebbiolo.

★ Top Pick

Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Piedmont · 2024 (representative vintage)

Barolo Riserva Monfortino is an red wine from Italy, in the Piedmont region (Northwest Italy, in the foothills of the Alps around the towns of Alba, Asti and Barolo.), made principally from Nebbiolo. The traditionalist Barolo par excellence — long-lifted, deeply tannic Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba.

$1200–$2500 est. retail

★ Top Pick

Gaja Barbaresco

Piedmont · 2024 (representative vintage)

Gaja Barbaresco is an red wine from Italy, in the Piedmont region (Northwest Italy, in the foothills of the Alps around the towns of Alba, Asti and Barolo.), made principally from Nebbiolo. Angelo Gaja's flagship Barbaresco — the wine that modernised Piedmont and put Barbaresco on the map.

$300–$500 est. retail

★ Top Pick

Barbera d'Alba Nebbiolo Riserva

Piedmont · 2024 (representative vintage)

Barbera d'Alba Nebbiolo Riserva is an red wine from Italy, in the Piedmont region (Northwest Italy, in the foothills of the Alps around the towns of Alba, Asti and Barolo.), made principally from Nebbiolo. a reserve-tier Barbera d'Alba nebbiolo that represents the region's premium bottled expression.

$81–$160 est. retail

★ Top Pick

Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva

Piedmont · 2024 (representative vintage)

Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva is an red wine from Italy, in the Piedmont region (Northwest Italy, in the foothills of the Alps around the towns of Alba, Asti and Barolo.), made principally from Nebbiolo. The iron-rich sibling of Barolo — volcanic Nebbiolo from the hills of Gattinara in northern Piedmont.

$60–$110 est. retail

Piedmont Nebbiolo

Piedmont · 2024 (representative vintage)

Piedmont Nebbiolo is an red wine from Italy, in the Piedmont region (Northwest Italy, in the foothills of the Alps around the towns of Alba, Asti and Barolo.), made principally from Nebbiolo. a house-style Piedmont nebbiolo that showcases the grape in this region.

$14–$34 est. retail

Barolo Nebbiolo Riserva

Piedmont · 2024 (representative vintage)

Barolo Nebbiolo Riserva is an red wine from Italy, in the Piedmont region (Northwest Italy, in the foothills of the Alps around the towns of Alba, Asti and Barolo.), made principally from Nebbiolo. a reserve-tier Barolo nebbiolo that represents the region's premium bottled expression.

$45–$90 est. retail