Piedmont Vintage Guide

1971 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. The second great year in a row, with very fine Barolo and Barbaresco.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1972 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A uniformly dreadful vintage.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1973 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An indifferent year with few wines of note.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1974 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A good vintage after two disappointing years.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1975 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A vintage now best forgotten.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1976 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An unremarkable vintage producing few wines suitable for long-term ageing.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1977 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Wines were adequate at best.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1978 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An excellent vintage which produced well-structured, long-lived wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1979 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A good year of above average quality.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1980 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A sound, rather than exciting, vintage.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1981 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An unexceptional year of only average quality.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1982 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A tremendous vintage for big, rich and fruity Barolo and Barbaresco.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1983 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A weak vintage producing lightweight, early-maturing wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1984 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A sub-standard Piedmont vintage.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 20 October 15

1985 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A superb vintage with rich, perfumed wines destined for long ageing.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1986 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Serious hail problems in many Barolo communes. Some good wines were still made.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1987 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Uneven quality overall.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1988 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. October rains were a problem but the wines from this vintage finally turned out well.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1990 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A superb vintage all round with Barolo and Barbaresco set for a long life.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1991 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A better vintage than first thought, but not up to the standard of the previous three.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1992 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Cold and wet weather at harvest time produced thin, light wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1993 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A variable vintage of irregular quality. Some good Barolo and Barbaresco.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1994 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Prolonged rain caused serious problems although a few producers still made good wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1995 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An over-hyped vintage at the time, the wines now seem lacking in fruit.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1996 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. A troublesome vintage, though the top growers still managed to produce some excellent wines.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1997 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An outstanding vintage which produced superbly ripe wines for mid-term ageing.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

1998 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. The third great vintage in a row.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

2001 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Lovely, ripe whites with good concentration and reds with excellent aging potential.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

2004 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Well balanced wines with ripe fruit.

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15

2002 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. An average year, the best of which will be a relatively elegant style of Barolo and Barbaresco .

By Decanter Staff Last updated 19 October 15