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Barolo 2015: Vintage report and 89 wines rated

A potentially great vintage...

Stephen Brook reports on the 2015 Barolos - the latest vintage to be released. Are they worth buying?

Barolo 2015

A very hot summer with cooler weather at harvest time led to the risk of overripeness and lack of acidity – but the best wines combine sumptuous fruit with a robust structure for drinking over the next decade plus.

After the nail-biting climatic conditions in 2014, growers were relieved that 2015 proved less trying.


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