Barolo’s Tale of Three Cities: Excellent 2021s, Underrated 2020s and Currently Quizzical 2019s, Part 3

...thanks to the 2019, 2020 and 2021 vintages, all of which are better than good, there now exists an embarrassment of riches for Barolo-lovers. by Ian D'Agata

Vietti, GD Vajra, Marchesi di Barolo, Diego Morra, Marcarini, Massolino, Luigi Oddero, Oddero, Fratelli Revello, Carlo Revello, Fratelli Alessandria, Parusso, Paolo Scavino, Viberti, Prunotto, Veglio…  the outstanding wines of these and many, many more wineries, both world-famous and relatively unknown, await your perusal in this, the third and final part of my annual article on the new releases of Barolo. An admittedly very long piece, but also one that will hopefully prove at once informative and fun to read. I may well be wrong, but I think you ought to be able to find outstanding wines you’ll like, at all price points, within its electronic pages. For sure, thanks to the 2019, 2020 and 2021 vintages, all of which are better than good, there now exists an embarrassment of riches for Barolo-lovers. It may not be the best of Barolo times, but in this epoch of climate change, well…at the very least, it’s pretty good times. Enjoy!

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Ian D’Agata
Ian D’Agata

Ian D’Agata is an internationally famous, multi-award winning author who has been speaking and writing about wine for thirty years. His latest books (Native Wine Grapes of Italy, Italy’s Native Wine Grape Terroirs, Italy’s Grapes and Wines: The definitive Compendium Region by Region and the most recent, Barolo Terroir) are considered the bibles of Italian wine and have received numerous prestigious awards such as the Louis Roederer International Wine Awards “Book of the Year” title, the Gourmand World Book Awards “Best European Wine Book” and being named to the “Best Wine Books of the Year” lists of newspapers and magazines such as the NY Times, the Financial Times and Food & Wine. For eight years, Ian has also been the co-author of the Italy section in Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Book of Wine, the world’s best- selling wine guide with 46 editions to date and over 12 Million copies sold all over the world; he has since been also put in charge of the Alsace and Malta sections.
He is the is currently the President of Ian D’Agata Wine Culture, one of China’s wine education platforms, that includes the Ian D’Agata Wine Review and the Ian D’Agata Wine Academy. Ian is a former staff writer at Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, Contributing Editor of Decanter, and Senior Editor of Vinous. His writings have always focused on the wines of Italy, France, China and Canada, for which he has won numerous international awards and accolades, including the Comitato Grandi Cru d’Italia “Best Youngest Wine Journalist of Italy” and the “Best Wine Journalist of Italy” awards, as well as Canada’s 2018 VQA award (Out of Ontario section) and 2017 Cuvée Award of Excellence.
Intensely devoted to the research and study of native wine grapes, Ian was officially named in 2015 to Italy’s prestigious Accademia della Vite e del Vino (Italy’s official association of wine academicians, researchers, and university professors) and is currently the Vice President of the Association Internationale des Terroirs.

Contacts: Instagram: @ian_dagata; Email: iandomenicodagata@outlook.it

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