SoloBarolo

Vintage

Vintage wines

Year        Rating        Drinkability  Style  
 2010   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  Copious yields, so green-harvesting essential. Excellent quality and staying power.
 2009   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909
  keep   A very hot summer and an early harvest gave rich, opulent and hedonistic wines
 2008   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  Another 2008 vintage saved by an Indian summer. Expect intense flavours but a more elegant
structure than last year. Low yielding harvest.
 2007   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep Lengthy ripening season produced well-structured, aromatic wines with plentiful butripe,
 velvety tannins.
 2006   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep For growers who worked judiciously in the vineyards, the vintage is expected to show a classic,
good structure, nice restraint on the fruit but a certain element of power as well.
 2005   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  Climate conditions have been erratic with many producers saying it’s been a tough and difficult vintage.
 2004   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  Well balanced wines with ripe fruit.
 2003   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  Deep, bold reds with high levels of alcohol and in the best cases balanced with ripe fruit.
 2002   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An average year, the best of which will be a relatively elegant style of Barolo.
 2001   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  Lovely, ripe with good concentration and with excellent aging potential—chewy, concentrated,
and phenolic.
 2000   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  Quality is good to very good in all the major Barolo areas.
 1999   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909   keep  A decent vintage with a good late ripening season, quality depends on the individual grower.
 1998   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  keep  The third great vintage in a row.
 1997   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An outstanding vintage which produced superbly ripe wines for mid-term ageing.
 1996   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A troublesome vintage, though the top growers still managed to produce some excellent wines.
 1995  star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An over-hyped vintage at the time, the wines now seem lacking in fruit.
 1994   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  Prolonged rain caused serious problems although a few producers still made good wines.
 1993   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A variable vintage of irregular quality. Some good Barolo.
 1992   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  Cold and wet weather at harvest time produced thin, light wines.
 1991   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909 drink now  A better vintage than first thought, but not up to the standard of the previous three.
 1990   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  keep  A superb vintage all round with Barolo and set for a long life.
 1989   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An excellent vintage, free of the rains which plagued the rest of Italy.
1988   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  October rains were a problem but the wines from this vintage finally turned out well.
 1987  star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  Uneven quality overall.
 1986   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  Serious hail problems in many Barolo communes. Some good wines were still made.
 1985   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A superb vintage with rich, perfumed wines destined for long ageing.
 1984  star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A sub-standard Piedmont vintage.
 1983   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A weak vintage producing lightweight, early-maturing wines.
 1982   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now A tremendous vintage for big, rich and fruity Barolo.
 1981   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An unexceptional year of only average quality.
 1980   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A sound, rather than exciting, vintage.
 1979   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A good year of above average quality.
 1978   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An excellent vintage which produced well-structured, long-lived wines.
 1977   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  Wines were adequate at best.
1976   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An unremarkable vintage producing few wines suitable for long-term ageing.
 1975   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A vintage now best forgotten.
 1974   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A good vintage after two disappointing years.
 1973   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  An indifferent year with few wines of note.
 1972  star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  A uniformly dreadful vintage.
 1971   star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909star e1592555307909  drink now  The second great year in a row, with very fine Barolo.