Barolo is a 100% Nebbiolo wine that is arguably Italy’s most famous and best. It is made roughly thirty minutes away from the city of Alba (Barolo is to the southwest of Alba; Barbaresco is to the northeast) in the region of Piedmont, in Italy’s northwestern sector that borders France and Switzerland. Barolo (and Barbaresco) are in the subregion of the Langhe, which is located on the right side of the Tanaro River. By contrast, the left side of the Tanaro River is home to the Roero, characterized by mostly sandy and sandy-clay soils. Nebbiolo thrives there too, but it gives very different wines from those of Barolo and Barbaresco.
