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1973 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1973 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An indifferent year with few wines of note.
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1974 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1974 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A good vintage after two disappointing years.
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1975 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1975 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A vintage now best forgotten.
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1976 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1976 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An unremarkable vintage producing few wines suitable for long-term ageing.
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1977 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1977 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Wines were adequate at best.
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1978 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1978 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An excellent vintage which produced well-structured, long-lived wines.
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1979 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1979 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A good year of above average quality.
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1980 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1980 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A sound, rather than exciting, vintage.
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1981 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1981 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An unexceptional year of only average quality.
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1982 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1982 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A tremendous vintage for big, rich and fruity Barolo and Barbaresco.
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1983 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1983 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A weak vintage producing lightweight, early-maturing wines.
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1984 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1984 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A sub-standard Piedmont vintage.
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1985 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1985 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A superb vintage with rich, perfumed wines destined for long ageing.
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1986 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1986 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Serious hail problems in many Barolo communes. Some good wines were still made.
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1987 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1987 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Uneven quality overall.
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1988 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1988 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. October rains were a problem but the wines from this vintage finally turned out well.
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1990 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1990 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A superb vintage all round with Barolo and Barbaresco set for a long life.
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1991 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1991 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A better vintage than first thought, but not up to the standard of the previous three.
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1992 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1992 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Cold and wet weather at harvest time produced thin, light wines.
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1993 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1993 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A variable vintage of irregular quality. Some good Barolo and Barbaresco.
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1994 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1994 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Prolonged rain caused serious problems although a few producers still made good wines.
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1995 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1995 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An over-hyped vintage at the time, the wines now seem lacking in fruit.
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1996 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1996 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A troublesome vintage, though the top growers still managed to produce some excellent wines.
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1997 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1997 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An outstanding vintage which produced superbly ripe wines for mid-term ageing.
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1998 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
1998 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. The third great vintage in a row.
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2001 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
2001 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Lovely, ripe whites with good concentration and reds with excellent aging potential.
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2004 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
2004 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Well balanced wines with ripe fruit.
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2002 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
2002 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An average year, the best of which will be a relatively elegant style of Barolo and Barbaresco .
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2003 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
2003 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Deep, bold reds with high levels of alcohol and in the best cases balanced with ripe fruit.
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2005 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
2005 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Climate conditions have been erratic with many producers saying it's been a tough and difficult vintage.
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2006 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
2006 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. The vintage is expected to show a classic, good structure...
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2007 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont
2007 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Lengthy ripening season produced well-structured, aromatic wines with plentiful but ripe, velvety tannins.
